Category: 250 words
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Voodoo Queen
I always knew I was destined to be a voodoo queen. It was in my blood and it was my heritage. My great-great grandmother was the first Queen of the family and her healing practices kept our family healthy and the spirits happy. Over the years it has been obvious my place in the family…
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The Contest
“Why does he always feel like everything is a contest?” I whispered to my sister. “Not everything needs to be about winning.” I had tried to not bring up all the faults I saw in my sister’s new boyfriend, but I couldn’t always help it. She had only been seeing Scott for a few weeks,…
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The Library Book
At first, I thought the catalog must be wrong. Hadn’t I diligently checked and rechecked every single entry? I knew the library was used all day every day and I had spent months, years even to make sure all the books, audiobooks, DVDs, that everything was entered correctly. But now, there was an unexplained addition…
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The Photographer
I recognized Henry Blakenship as soon as I saw him. He was the face behind the camera that had documented my biggest fails. The secrets he revealed to the world resulted in my downfall and the decimation of my reputation. Henry had no regard for privacy and would now be basking in the glory of the…
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The Warehouse
“I always knew there was something funny about this place,” Amanda whispered into my ear. We were lying in the field, staring at what was supposed to be an abandoned warehouse. “It has to be some kind of jail, right? Do they run experiments in jail? Maybe it’s some kind of secret operation?” I was…
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The Earthquake
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