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Submitted to Contest #336
Roxanne checked online to see if any information existed about her ex-husband, Arnold. She had heard Arnold and died. Curiosity drove the queries, not a strong desire for knowledge or vengeance.Well, maybe vengeance. Not the kind of vengeance that would do harm to anyone. The kind of revenge for the wrongs that man had inflicted on her. If he had died....only words.Curiosity raised its ugly head, when did Arnold die and where is he buried? The online check revealed Arnold was placed in the same cemetery as Jerry, Roxanne's beloved husb...
Submitted to Contest #335
The panic in Arnold's voice came from the bedroom. He had closed the door when his only sister called. His voice rose in volume the longer he spoke, then sudden silence. After a few moments, he spoke again, this time quieter. He sounded as though he was talking to a distressed child. The reassurance tome made Roxanne thing the question, "What is going on?"Arnold took his time after saying goodbye to come back into the living room. He looked haggard and distressed. He sat heavily on the sofa, running his hand through his hair. Hunched...
Submitted to Contest #332
Let me introduce myself. I am a specimen tree, a Long Needle White Pine. I was placed here almost 85 years ago. Let me tell you my story and now I protected my people and property against wind and sun, and how I almost failed one particularly windy night. I was placed here along a side road on a one acre property as a young Christmas tree in Tacoma Washington. When I was first place here, I was all alone on the property, except for Grandpa. He was located along another road on the property. Not so far away that he couldn't talk to me. Except...
Submitted to Contest #325
CW: Threat of physical violence "David! David! Help!" Suzie ran through the house from peering out the living room window. "Someone is hiding in the trees!" She pounded her fists on the door.David opened his bedroom door to see Suzie frantically wringing her hands. Her face in a panicked grimace. Suzie's appearance didn't surprise him. David expected this behavior. When she was in one of her spiritual awakening, fifth dimension episodes, she thought she heard and saw spirits in every corner of the house, and in every tree outside. She looke...
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