Normal

This story is by DL Strand and was part of our 2018 Summer Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Retched shoes smacked the wet sidewalk, splattering mud on toes, tongues and laces. People didn’t notice. Too wrapped up in their screens, with heads bowed as if in prayer, they also…

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An Unexpected Turn

This story is by DL Strand and was part of our 2018 Spring Writing Contest. You can find all the writing contest stories here. Kara’s face felt swollen. Numb, like she’d just been punched hard. She brought her hand up to her nose and winced at the pain. Her fingers came away smeared with blood….

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