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Submitted to Contest #40
On a certain pond, in a certain backyard, sat a turtle sunning himself on a log. It was not a very big turtle, which is fine because it was not a very big log. In fact, it was not a very big pond nor a very big back yard. Despite it not being very big, it was a beautiful place, and the turtle was very happy living there. The pond wasn’t very deep, and there were always worms and bugs falling into the water for the turtle to eat. There were lots of flat stones that soaked up the heat of the sun for the turtle to bask on. There were pretty flo...
Submitted to Contest #39
I climbed up on a boulder and laid back against the still-warm rock, weary to my bones. I don’t think I had ever felt so worn out and emotionally drained. My life had never been easy, but the past year of betrayal and loneliness seemed more than I could bear. I was waiting for my friend to climb up and join me when everything went dark and quiet. Everything that is except the night sky which came alive. It was a moonless night and other than the glow of the campfires and quiet voices of the people around them, there was no other light or sou...
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