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Submitted to Contest #328
Eli looked up from the back of the vast conference hall. Gideon Pierce’s face was on the holo-screen during the public unveiling. His signature outfit - sleek black turtleneck and designer jeans - projected the familiar, almost iconic image that so many tech CEOs around the world seemed to adopt. The reflected light washed him in gold, making him appear flawless - too flawless - and yet somehow hollow, almost robotic. Every angle of the 3D effect had been perfected; every gesture rehearsed. He was speaking to the world about Chronosleep, the...
Submitted to Contest #326
The tropical sun burned a blood-orange glow before sinking behind the hills, leaving the 18th-century-style mansion a gloomy gray, its many windows dull and opaque.Twilight crept across the lush island as the air-conditioned tour bus wound its way up the hillside toward the architectural masterpiece.The engine’s hum faded as it entered the circular courtyard. Wide stone steps climbed from the courtyard to the house, both inviting and forbidding at once.The driver opened the doors. Heat and humidity hit the instantly pink faces of the many to...
Submitted to Contest #320
The hole, thought Aubree, was on purpose. They had left the damn manhole uncovered again, right in the woman’s way, so its wide, dark mouth could swallow her whole.Yes, man. She’d fallen in.Aubree stood motionless with her lantern, peering up at the cavity in the sidewalk way above her head. Snowflakes drifted lazily down, landing on her upturned face. Aubree grinned, then let out a big laugh. Then just as quickly, she clapped her hand over her mouth. Her eyes slid side to side, as if the walls themselves might be listening.Earlier, she had ...
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