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Weekly Contest #340
I stood on the poop deck of The Red Wake with the sun on my face, the wind filling the main sail and the deep blue under the keel. It’s a great day to be alive, and an even better day to be a pirate. On my left, manning the wheel, is the greatest man I’ve ever known. Captain Lucius Rutherfield read the sextant like he was born to it, marking our latitude on a map. He grinned at me, his perfect teeth dazzling, his dimples bringing out a cheeky gleam in his eye. “Morris, matey, this is gonna be the biggest haul yet!” he said, slapping me on th...
Weekly Contest #339
Grey clouds crept along the skyline. The girl walked up the cracked road, backpack heavy on her shoulders, pulling a goat. Three days ago, the sky had been spotless. She started walking. She had not stopped. She was exhausted. One foot in front of the other. The nanny goat would pull her, searching for lichen on eroded rocks, and the girl dragged it back towards their goal. They were running out of time. A shining strip unraveled ahead, jarring against the barren landscape. She knew that each step should be bringing her closer, but the ri...
Weekly Contest #338
Marcus and Amy stood on the sidewalk, holding each other tight, pleasure and pride filling them as they watched the real estate agent stick the prominent “SOLD” on the billboard outside the house. The advertisement for the house had included words like “quaint”, “potential” and “renovator’s delight”. The house lived up to expectation. The kitchen sported a rusted sink complemented by vinyl benchtops and cork floors. The bathroom featured brown and orange tiles glaring like strange sunspots. The living room wallpaper was a severe...
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