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Weekly Contest #361
My phone buzzed again.I let it sit in the cup holder and kept driving.By the time the Millhaven exit came into view, it had buzzed four more times. I told myself not to look, then looked anyway at the red light.Arcade LegendsReggie: Y’all better be checked in by six.Maya: Already downtown.Darnell: Charlie got the old machines out. This weekend about to be crazy.Chris: Loser buys Peyton’s after finals.I laughed under my breath and set the phone down.Some things didn’t know how to change.The welcome sign appeared just past the gas station.Welc...
Weekly Contest #359
Every time Alicia moved, I found her.I woke up with one arm around her waist and half my body hanging off the wrong side of the mattress. Sometime during the night she’d drifted toward the edge of the bed. Sometime after that, I’d followed.“You’re crowding me.”Her voice was rough with sleep.I smiled against her shoulder.“This is my bed.”“Then explain why you’re on my side.”I tightened my arm.“Possession.”She laughed softly and turned toward me. Morning light spilled across the freckles on her nose and the curls she’d started wearing loose th...
Weekly Contest #358
The City He KeptThe ribbon hadn't even been cut yet and J.W. Burnside was already running behind.At fifty-nine, J.W. still looked like the kind of man people moved aside for without realizing they were doing it."Mr. Burnside!"A basketball bounced twice before a boy stopped in front of him."You gonna play today?"The crowd laughed.J.W. looked down at the ball."You sure you want that?"The boy grinned."I'm not scared.""You should be."More laughter.The newly renovated Douglass Community Center stood behind them.New roof.New windows.Fresh paint.Th...
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