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Submitted to Contest #232
When the invasion arrived, nobody noticed. A vast armada, hundreds of vessels, thousands of beings. Advanced interplanetary craft descending through our atmosphere, into Washington DC, Tokyo, Mumbai. And every tiny hamlet in-between. FIRST CONTACT! The pundits should have screamed. WE’RE NOT ALONE! BUT DO THEY COME IN PEACE? Never underestimate the selective focus of homo sapiens, especially when there are elections, when the markets are going haywire, and did you see about what our daughter’s friend poste...
Submitted to Contest #228
Mocha bounced from the car the moment I shut off the engine. He had squirmed in my wife’s arms for the entirety of the ride and thankfully she had clipped on his leash, because when he darted out, he would have sprinted clear across the parking lot before we could catch up to him. Instead, he tugged her forward and Emma had to strain against his pull, like she had to when he was young. “Yup, still his favorite.” Olivia, my younger daughter, slammed the car door, and reached for the leash. “Olive, honey, pull on your hat.”...
Submitted to Contest #219
The first escape involves crawling through a tunnel, naked, claustrophobic, unable to breathe, but toward a light. Then pain, and hunger, and cold. Soon I’m behind bars again, and so I’ve traded one prison for another. … My situation soon becomes clear. I’m being held captive by two guards, a man and a woman. Their language is nonsensical. Additionally, I’m much smaller than they are. Comically so. And my cell is just wide enough for me to lie down in. The enforced schedule is the worst part. I feel my mind starti...
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