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Posted in Short Story on May 8, 2026

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Tommorow isn't Promised

Weekly Contest #354

Tomorrow isn’t Promised The Red Pine Section of Oak HeightsThe Newnan ResidenceJuly 18, 202611:41 PMCHAD TANNER!?! Son of a-Bryce Newnan reclined on his back porch’s new hammock. He’d quit smoking years ago, but good God did he want a cigarette now. A scene of striking night played out in front of him. He could just make out the dark silhouettes of frogs sitting on lily pads in Red Pine Lake. Their small bodies expanded, ballooning up in that strange way, before belching out loud ribbits and satisfied croaks afterward. Invisible owls shot ou...

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