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Patrick Druid

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A Friend in Need

A friend in needOne Saturday, when I was off, I decided to visit the flea market. I heard of it coming that week through an coworker of mine, who was often excited about such events."Jamie, you just never know what you might find at a flea market!"I looked at her cheery face framed by fluffy blonde curls and smiled slightly, while my mind went back to memories of interminable and endless visits to antique stores with my grandmother who absolutely loved finding knick knacks of some sort, dolls to add to her ever growing collection i...

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Jian

Weekly Contest #269

JianThe world was in turmoil and leaderless without the benefit of a king. Hundreds of warriors gathered support of farming communities and other warriors and some veterans of war, all in a bid to claim the throne. Sir Robert of the Lowlands, a burly man that could swing his axe so hard that it would fell a tree in one stroke, was often favored to win the crown, but he was held back by the last contender for the prize, Sir Kay a close friend. Their armies fought each other on the battlefield many times but every battle ended i...

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Sakura

Weekly Contest #267

This is a bit of fan fiction. I had watched a movie called Karate Girl on Tubi and I felt that it needed a little more...depth, I think. Sakura: Karate Girl 2 The stars shined down on the cliffs of Okinawa, their dim light lighting the pathway the two girls walked. The waves crashed against the rocks below sending droplets of water into the air, then landing on the beach below.   It had been a month since the sisters, Ayaka and Natsuki had been reunited in Yokohama. Ten years ago, A man called Tagawa and his cohorts came to Okinawa to...

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Library Book

Weekly Contest #265

I remember sitting in a small cafe for my lunch break, stressing over the amount of work I had to get done today for my boss. I had taken a book from his personal law library for study and I had it with me that day and I was in the middle of taking some notes when I heard some people randomly cheering outside.I looked up and saw a group of women riding a “something” that read “pedal tavern” and I got curious.“Refill, hon?”, the brunette waitress said, holding fresh pot of coffee, it's tantalizing brew breaking me away from the window.“O...

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Last Will and Testament

Weekly Contest #263

Last Will and TestamentThe man screamed and sobbed, burying his face in his hands, pacing around the small, dimly lit metal cell. "No, no no, no, no,.NO!!'", he yelled out, banging his fist uselessly against the wall. He threw his his head back and let out a yell that probably would have brought a normal guard running to shut him up; however, this was not a normal cell and his guards wouldn't care how much noise he made. To them, he had already served his purpose and his usefulness had ended.The man stopped screaming and sat d...

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Blow!

Blow!Let's turn the way back machine to the year the summer of 1982. I had recently graduated from junior high school and in the hottest month of August, I would be transitioning to high school and also the high school band.My mom woke me up one morning, banging on my bedroom door, yelling "WAKE UP!! GET DRESSED and pack your things!”I peered from underneath the covers, trying figure out if I was in dream or a nightmare or something. I vaguely saw some sunlight in the room and then I let my head hit the pillow again."WAKE UP!!...

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Meow

Weekly Contest #260

Meow High above the city, Pastor Paul Morse of The Church of The Believers sat in his leather backed chair in his penthouse office and surveyed the view. He ran his fingers through his middle aged, oily hair and smiled to himself at the view from his office. He had just spent a week in the Bahamas as part of his ministry and after he had returned, he checked the financial reports and found that the ministry had raised double the amount from the previous month.  Membership rolls indicated an increase in numbers but, it was down from the...

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That Good Night

Weekly Contest #259

That Good Night.In the year, 3647, mankind had already ventured out into space, built colonies on Mars, Enceladus and even space stations near Neptune. Probes had already been sent to other solar systems and had found rocky planets but none that would sustain humans life. As a result, humanity remained within the confines of Sol, with most of mankind still within the bustling planet of Earth.The surface of the Earth had become unhabitable over a thousand years prior and man had built a shell underneath the surface and had found a way to surv...

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The Moment of Life

Weekly Contest #256

With my gym bag slung over my shoulder, I boarded the Express bus to the city.  I found an empty window and placed my bag on the floor and sighed, trying to wrestle with butterflies in my stomach coupling with the sizzling elation.  Hard as I tried, I could only get maybe four hours of sleep the night before competition day.  While the bus was idling heavily, I watched as the black soot passed by my window, momentarily obscuring my apartment complex. I smiled at the memories of all the training I had done w...

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Straussian Rage

Weekly Contest #255

Author's noteIn a way, I wrote this in honor of my mother. She would often share opera with me and this story sort pays an homage to both her and the opera.Straussian RageThe storm clouds hovered over the fortress of Atreus. The rains continued to pummel the roof as if to break through and flood the entire hall, yet the fortress stood still in defiance of the gods. The slaves were gathered together washing the Mistress’s clothes clean while they themselves were soaked to the bone. They all knew what awaited them if they didn't get ...

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Prelude to Ashton Heights Affair

Author's note: This story is part of a larger work I'm working on called The Ashton Heights Affair. It is set during an alternate history of our world where Napoleon had taken over the entire world.Prelude to the Ashton Heights AffairOn a warm, summer evening, a carriage arrived at the Chateau du Sinclair located in the mountain regions. Ms. Cynthia Dupuis stepped out of the carriage and almost tripped onto the gravel, cursing herself for her clumsiness. She was already late to the soiree which is unthinkable for gossip colum...

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Secret of the Andante Hand

Weekly Contest #253

The Secret of the Andante Hand It had been one hell of a night at the department store of Teri Davenport, a woman of about 40ish who is oftentimes mistaken for someone much younger. That night, three of her employees called out leaving her to manage the store pretty much by herself.  The big bosses would deal with the absenteeism of course, but it usually came too late to be of any use.  She usually had to pick up the slack.   "Sell, sell, sell!",.she muttered as she set about the process of closing the store for the ni...

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Calvin

Calvin Evan Charles stood by the register and looked up at the wall clock, counting down the minutes until closing time and he was sweating so much even in this air conditioned electronics store, that it soaked his shirt and put his deodorant into overdrive. "Why me?!", he said to himself, smiling the plastic smile at the last minute stragglers who often came in near closing time to buy "just one thing" they say they need. He heard the sounds of the security gates being pulled down and other people chatting as they left their shops. His...

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The One and Only

Weekly Contest #250

One and onlyI sat down in the chair facing the reception area, grabbed a magazine and waited for the nurse to call me back to the examination room. I wasn't too concerned. I had been here countless times before due to my asthma, but this was just a 6 month checkup so I had made sure to take off the entire day. My supervisor seemed vaguely annoyed but understood.The waiting room was pretty well packed, with people , crying children and older adults who looked like they really should be in an emergency room rather than a clinic,...

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One Good Turn

Weekly Contest #249

One Good Turn.A torrent of rain continued to descend upon the streets and highways of old forgotten towns as a small, red, two door Pinto coughed and sputtered it's way up an exit ramp. William, it's driver, nervously peered through the windshield, hoping for some signs, landmarks or anything that would tell him exactly where he was.William groaned. “Just my luck! Forced to go to some seminar, stay in some dive motel and now, driving home in a thunderstorm at night and to top it all off, I’m lost!”Last week, he had been c...

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