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Submitted to Contest #325
She is Here The storm had been clawing at the mountain since the night before. The rain slashed across the tall windows of Station WBLZ, the local radio station tucked high above the sleepy, small town of Laurel Ridge. Inside, the walls held secrets from the past and the air smelled slightly of wet stone and ozone.Maria Black sat alone in the booth, the ON AIR sign glowing red above her head like a warning light. It was close to midnight—her shift was almost over. Only a few truckers, insomniacs, and night-shift workers tuned in at this ho...
Submitted to Contest #324
Beyond the Depths The deep-sea submersible, Sparrow, was not designed to explore the vast ocean, but for salvaging wreckage and other ocean debris from previous travels. It was one hell of a beast machine, built to endure the bone crushing pressures of the water and haul wreckage from the cold, dark, depths. For captain James, it was a floating casket he’d occupied for over 25 years diving into the unforgiving cold abyss to retrieve the remains of sunken ships and their cargo after his wife died. However, the call that came...
Submitted to Contest #317
Breaking News!It was the first day of school and Pam couldn’t wait to send her kids out of the house to get a break. They spent most of their summer between family and friends and going out of town with them. Ever since the new neighbors moved in everything had change for the worst. Kids were fighting more, and the disrespecting of adults and themselves grew unbearable. that's when Pam made a few phone calls and took her kids to spend their summer with different family members. Sliding off the bed like a lazy snake, Pam put her robe on, woke...
A Familiar Face The school bell and the hallways were buzzing with chatter from the high school students being dismissed from class. Today was Imani’s first day at Chatsworth High School and so far, she hated it! The halls were too crowded, some of the teachers were mean as hell, and she missed her old friends from her old high school, but she knew her mother wasn’t going to put her back in her old school. Immediately Imani noticed how diverse her new school was and to say the least, it was huge compared to her previous school. With her cla...
Submitted to Contest #316
It had been three long years of doctor's visits, arguments, secrets, and constant prayers. But today was different. Angela’s heart raced and her stomach felt like she had butterflies when she looked at the two pink lines on the stick. Angela and her husband Todd had been trying to start their own family but were having difficulty doing so. Todd knew exactly why they could not conceive, but could not bring himself to tell his wife, so imagine a surprised Todd when his wife presented to him the positive pregnancy test. Angela expressed her hap...
Submitted to Contest #315
His Only Warning Chris tossed and turned. He couldn’t sleep. The same dream had crept into his mind as he tried to sleep soundly. He woke up with his heart racing with every breath he took. His head aching as if he had been drinking all night. Drenched with sweat, Chris sleepily removed his shirt and tried to go back to sleep. Tap! tap! tap! Chris opened his eyes slowly; he shook his head from side to side. Maybe I’m hearing things he thought. But he heard something else. At first it started as a whisper, but it grew louder and louder until ...
Submitted to Contest #314
She’s On the Run Toya ran as fast as she could to get away from the lifeless body. The sound of sirens made Toya stay in the shadows for fear of being caught. Damn it, Diamond! Toya whispered under her breath as she remembered hearing the gun go off. Toya leaned against the cold brick wall in the alleyway. She saw two police cars speed past her rushing to the location at the house where the shooting happened. Earlier that afternoon Toya and Diamond, who had been best friends since elementary school, decided to go to Club Aces. It was the mo...
It was the hottest day of the year when all hell broke loose. Gina woke up already wanting to do everything else but go to work. She laid in bed lazily starting at her ceiling. That is when she noticed it. Her ceiling fan was not rotating. She sat up in bed as if someone had stuck a needle in her foot. Gina walked over to her bathroom, her heart beating fast as she flipped the light switch on and off. Nothing! “Hell no!” Gina exclaimed. Her lights were off. The night before a strong thunderstorm came through the Richmond and Henrico area wit...
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