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Submitted to Contest #146
CW: Swear words. I didn’t even want to come on this stupid work trip. Yet, here I am, staring down at a one-hundred and fifty foot drop towards the ground - with what appears to be a wooden pallet shoddily attached to this tree trunk as the only thing between me and a sure death. I knew this godforsaken trip to Puerto Rico with a bunch of coworkers that I don’t even like was a terrible idea, but Karen insisted. “You should go! This will be a great chance to bond with all of your teammates!” Doesn’t she understand the main reason I work remot...
Submitted to Contest #145
Anna hadn’t slept in nearly three days. If the swollen bags under her eyes weren’t enough of an indication, her snappy attitude was sure to clue anybody in. Her assistant, Miles would probably be the one getting the worst of it; at least he was used to her sleepless irritability. She sat in her bedroom at the vanity in the corner, waiting for Elisha, her makeup artist, to arrive. She stared deeply into her own swollen, bloodshot eyes until they lost focus. Then she would snap out of it and start it all over again. Had she dreamt the past twe...
Submitted to Contest #142
I sat there on the shelf, waiting, as the lights of the store finally flickered to brilliant life. Release Day. Below me sat ten of my siblings stacked smartly and tidily on the glistening mahogany table. Above me, a beautifully handwritten sign that read “New Release Staff Recommendations”. I was a recommendation! I had been chosen by the store employees to be propped up with my cover brilliantly displayed. At ten o’clock sharp, the store employee unlocked the door and it did not take long at all. Within a few minutes, a customer came in an...
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