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Submitted to Contest #24
The old saloon shook with a low rumble none of the patrons could place. Heavy clouds of dust appeared on the horizon. The birds that had been enjoying the shade of the sagging covered porch flew off in a cloud of their own. Sheriff Dillon rose slowly from where he was slouched against the bar as the rumbling grew louder. The sirens on stage stopped their lazy, mid-afternoon singing and scurried to hide behind the piano. "Dolly," the young sheriff said, "fetch me my gun."Behind the bar, Delilah rolled her eyes and set down the...
Submitted to Contest #23
The radio crackled, spitting static and broken speech into the car. Slumping back in the driver's seat, Cate sighed and turned it off. "Weather channel can't get a full word through and I can't see two feet ahead of me, looks like we might be stuck here for a while." In the seat next to her, Liz nodded but said nothing.A long minute passed. The world outside the car got whiter, and the one inside got colder. Cate tried again."I'm sorry I can't get you home any faster." Liz mumbled a response into the palm of her hand as she stared blank...
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