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Submitted to Contest #149
The screaming was so loud that the sound pushed through the summer symphony of lawnmowers and barking dogs like a tyrant set on ruining the day. A few children squealed nearby as they burst through a sprinkler stream. But there was no mistaking it. Claire was screaming in pain. Claire was screaming because she was dying. Summer was reaching a peak and would now plateau steadily with a consistent dole of eighty-degree temperatures. Pools were open, front yards were cut weekly, and the ice cream man was in full swing. Tyler was makin...
Submitted to Contest #35
Puddles formed all over the streets as the spring air sought to melt any remaining snow left from winter’s last storm. Gutters filled and drains dripped with a steady note of anticipation of warmer days to come. A small cluster of purple flowers were beginning to bloom at the corner just down the street from Abagail’s home. Just before them stood a large snow bank that was stubbornly residing in spite of the bluing skies and warming air. It had mounded up against the exterior wall of an abandoned home that many on the street contended...
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