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Submitted to Contest #225
Betrayed Gwen hobbled to the back of the rental van to fetch the last piece of her mother’s furniture, an antique mirror with curved edges adorned by elaborate golden scrolls. Her mother had bought it when she married sixty-five years ago. At the time, it was a lovely four-piece bedroom set she had spent far beyond her means to acquire. Over the years, the multiple moves, and the downsizing, all that remained of the set was the gilded mirror. As she walked to her mother’s suite, Gwen hoped that this would be her mother’s last move until...
Submitted to Contest #218
*Sensitive content - This story contains a scene dealing with the death of a family member Preserved Jimmy was 12 the first time he smelled formaldehyde. He was at a sleepover at his neighbour Zach’s house. They were playing Dare, Dare, Double Dare when he challenged Zach to show him something he had never shown anyone before. Zach bounced off the bed, grabbed his flashlight and led Jimmy to the cellar entrance. "Wait 'til you see this," he squealed, taking the lead. The musty cellar smell was so thick Jimm...
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