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Weekly Contest #343
Trigger warning! There are mentions of suicide, violence, and death. The July heat ripples off the pavement. The river shrinks and bees hum drunkenly among wilted blooms of goldenrod, nectar sticky on their legs. It is a hot day, hanging long and humid. The honeysuckles are juicy, wishing weeds—summer’s snow—caught on stems, bow to the dirt, lolling under the fevered air. The people of the town listen to the broadcast from their porches, driveways, couches, family tables, and so forth. Every radio in town is tuned in to channel 65.7 at the s...
Weekly Contest #330
WHEN YOU GO TO THE BEACH WHAT DO YOU SEE? You see oceans of sparkling sand. Endless deep blue water. Sea-shells and angry crabs pinching and sidestepping between sandy toes that get too close. A melting pot of vacationers with tan lines and beach towels and maybe, you’ll see the fin of a dolphin and you’ll turn to your mother and point and say, “Look!” Perhaps she will look up and smile with, “Good eye.” Then pull out her phone and snap a quick picture for all her friends to see who are back at home. Her skin is turning lobster red under ...
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