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Submitted to Contest #338
He brushed the long black oval ears from his eyes as he leaned down examining the bottom shelf of books. He was in the non-fiction section, feverishly going in and out of the aisles. Each time he walked out into the common area he garnered the attention of the people who were otherwise buried in their books. He was dressed in a dalmatian onesie, complete with a hood and ears and a tail. He was unbothered by the attention he received, instead he was fully focused on finding whatever he was looking for. He emerged from his search, a...
Submitted to Contest #337
A light tickle to my nose woke me from the deep sleep I was finally getting. Or did it? I opened my eyes to darkness, the kind of darkness you need for a new baby to fall asleep. Or me, since I never grew out of needing complete darkness to fall asleep. But right now, I am in pitch black, eyes open and seemingly experiencing some version of sleep paralysis. I could wiggle my body and feel my extremities, but I could not move them. It was silent, too. Not even an auxiliary sound from a nearby electronic device or an overburdened laptop fan. W...
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