By Rosie Dear
The same rust that smothered the land, that stretched beyond the horizon devouring the earth around it like a starved jackal, was now cradling life in the palm of its hand.
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By Ellie Fulbrook
The dimly lit room created a somewhat melancholic atmosphere; somehow perfect for the man attempting to express his inner emotions through yet another letter he knew would be thrown away.
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By Chloe Huang
Starting off was the hardest. It appeared, that time was a ration ticket – you could spend it however you liked, yet anyone else who so much as touched it would be regarded with disdain
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By Henry Stevens
A dog snarled at another dog. There was enough meat for each, but the larger kept snapping at the smaller.
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By Emily Allen
His hands were always in motion, something that had failed to change. The one constant that didn’t disappear after he lost everything.
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By Emily Allen
Far, far away, a fire roars. A bonfire blazing with the bodies of broken boys. Their soft flesh peels away, leaving them empty hollows of walking ash.
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By Audrey Roberts
“Mother,” he pleaded, “just let me stay outside a bit more.”
“Finish your writing first,” she answered, “and then you may go out.”
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By Alicia Liu
“Are you from the South?” by South, the friendly store-owner means the South of China. Southern girls particularly have a reputation for being fine China
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By Alicia Liu
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I once received an unexpected lesson from a cephalopod. It happened in a land far, far away, on the orange-juice-stained, white-cotton-covered sofa
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