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The Porch on Which She Sits by JDAbrams
JDAbrams
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"The Porch on Which She Sits" is a dramatic vignette that recounts the life of an elderly widow. Once famous but now nearly forgotten and dying alone, she basks in the sunlight and enjoys the final peaceful moments of her life.
I Never Promised You a Moon Colony by amberkbryant
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WINNER of Margaret Atwood's 'Dear 2114' #FutureLibrary Contest! I attempt to answer the prompt: Write a story about the advice you would give the world in 2114. Listen very closely, future people. Or not. Your choice. (Cover designed by Amber K Bryant. Cover image and chapter image have no known copyright restrictions).
Old Man by john_chan
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Remember science class and looking at a piece of onion skin under the microscope? It's still onion skin, but it appears completely different when you look it in a different light. People can be like that too. A little boy finds out that his relationship with his grandfather is not exactly what he had thought.
The Fate Merchant by MarcPoliquin
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Jasper Kravitz is a slacker who inherits a camera that can take a picture of the very last thing a person sees before they die. When he decides to go into business for himself trying to sell people their fate for a very reasonable two hundred dollars, he quickly learns that dealing in fate can be hazardous to your health.
The Pursuit of Excellence by SkyCastles
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My mother fled Somalia as soon as the war broke out. She left the land that held skies laden with views of the hidden night, and had seas a more pristine blue than anything I could imagine. She came to a foreign land where she was unwanted and unappreciated, and had to rebuild herself from scratch. And it was from this, that I learned to go into a lonely pursuit of excellence. [based on several true stories]