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Submitted to Contest #334
Once upon a time there was a village that had everything you could ever want. Hillvale was a land of plenty. Everybody was happy except for one person named Flynn. A warm morning breeze threaded through the village, ripe mangos swaying in the trees. Flynn, jet black hair and hemp clothing, walked side-by-side with their companion Gaterbot. ‘We have everything you need right here,’ Flynn’s mother had said. ‘You can paint, sculpt, build tree shelters, whatever you like…’ ‘Thank you,’ Flynn said. Polite as ever. ‘But I want something that fe...
Submitted to Contest #326
On a hot day there was nowhere to go. The swimming pool was dry. The skatepark was covered in yellow hazard tape. The front doors of the library were criss-crossed in plywood. And the bowling club closed its doors to under-18s, after Tommy J. bowled down the bar glasses, like dominoes. Pete and Macy, along with dozens of other young people, congregated outside the mall, smoking and drinking on weekends, the footpath littered with stubs and stubbies. The police patrolled day and night, trying to maintain control, but the crime rate kept clim...
Submitted to Contest #309
Brian’s eyes were sore—formulas and numbers swirled in a galaxy through his head. He could already spot a few stars in the night sky when he shut the door of the accounting firm but instead of the usual numbing out to junk food and Netflix, he decided to stop by Tarts, for a burger and a beer. While he dipped hot chips in sauce, a few men chatted him up but despite feeling lonely of late, tonight he felt tired and was looking forward to his bed. He popped a piece of nicotine gum into his mouth and headed out into the cool drizzle, the street...
Submitted to Contest #308
Light in the DarkGale and I wash the remaining eggplant parm down with the last sips of red wine. We hurry out the door to the Lantern Parade. It’s dusk. We walk into town past many buildings that are boarded up and fenced. These are the unliveable houses. from the Great Flood of 2024. “So this is the longest day of the year, right?” asks Gale.“Yeh, we go into the dark from this point on,” I say in a haunting vibrato. I notice an involuntary tremor in my chest.“Wow!” Gale shouts excitedly as we round the corner onto the parade route. “Looks ...
Submitted to Contest #307
Note: contains mild body horror and brief references to animal deaths. Wyn Nog Shani arrived at Wyn Nog College on a steamy September afternoon. She wasn’t sure what to expect from a prestigious East Coast women’s college. She had received a full scholarship for outstanding basketball performance. Her parents were overjoyed. So proud. Nobody in the family had ever been able to attend university. Shani felt pressure to do well now that she was here. At least she knew she could hold her own on a basketball court. The campus sprawled with gree...
Submitted to Contest #306
Note: this story contains verbal abuse... Stella: Hey Lake, I’m at the mall. 👜 Lake: cool. could ya get a couple t-shirts and socks for the girls? They’ve outgrown all of theirs. Tx Stel. You’re awesome. Xx 😎 ps. Sizes 6 & 8. Stella: 👍 Stella: Got em. Close call. they checked my bag coming out of the dept store. Good thing Tammy sewed the secret section into the bottom. It holds a ton. Phew. 😬 Mum: Hi Stella, we haven’t heard from you in a while. Will we be seeing you over the holidays? You can take the train from Manhattan. We’ll pick...
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