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Submitted to Contest #280
“Authorities are still searching for the man responsible for the shooting of a healthcare CEO,” an anchorwoman with shoulder-length blonde hair announced from the screen. A picture of a young, hooded man smiling flashed on the television in the hospital room. It was small, uncurtained, and a large window poured light over a man sleeping on the upright bed. His wristband read: SAM REEVE, KIDNEY TRANSPLANT, ANTI-REJECT MEDS, (626) 481-2123. As Sam, a twenty-two year old with unkempt hair and freckles, sat in the hospital bed, he turned on...
Submitted to Contest #238
She was taking the long way over. The main street veered around the houses and tall pine trees of Altadena. The purple mountains to the left, the city of Los Angeles to the right. It had been three years since she had been to this cafe. There was now a whole other human that she had to lug around from place to place, sleeping quietly in his carseat. Motherhood had hit her blindly and struck her with full purpose. She adjusted her rearview mirror, catching a glimpse of his full-cheeked face resting against the cushion of his carseat. He was ...
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