Unexpected Uncovering
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Crossing Paths. First Place in Unexpected Uncovering Challenge.
Christian Brown is not an erratic man. He always considers his decisions. He makes lists. Pro. Con. Sometimes he makes Venn diagrams when he thinks his ideas belong somewhere in between. As he speeds north on the highway in his dead father’s pick-up truck, all he can think about is the fact that his decision to be on this highway, heading north, has nothing to do with lists and diagrams. It’s love, pure and unconditional, perfect and aching. Christian Brown is not an emotional man, but his wet eyes blur the exit numbers and motel signs now.
By L.A. Hancock3 years ago in Fiction
The Scream. Second Place in Unexpected Uncovering Challenge.
These nights have been restless. It was supposed to be a relaxing getaway. A romantic getaway. The waters have been rough between Robert and me in the past months. We've had struggles before, but the last drop was the affair. It was a week before our anniversary when I received the call from my brother Daniel. My husband. Another woman. Before marriage, I promised that I would never forgive a cheater. I was wrong. Leaving him was harder than I thought. He admitted his mistake, and after circling, long conversations, I understood cheating takes two. Now, he is moving land, sea and sky to win me back.
By Marina Fortuño5 years ago in Fiction
Duality. Runner-Up in Unexpected Uncovering Challenge.
The neighbors’ chickens have escaped again. From his place on the sofa, Leo watches them peck at the front lawn. Mindless little prehistoric creatures with only one motivation: finding food. It’s the same reason Leo keeps his stupid job at the stupid bank in the stupid part of town with all the stupid mistimed traffic lights. Food. That’s one thing they have in common.
By Rosie Ford 3 years ago in Fiction
You and Her. Runner-Up in Unexpected Uncovering Challenge.
Trigger Warnings: Sexual situations, insinuations of sexual assault, kidnapping, a cute cat (the cat is fine, I promise). I ambled up your concrete steps and slid the key you gifted me—just last week! I still got giddy when I thought about it—into the lock. Girlfriends got keys.
By N.J. Gallegos 3 years ago in Horror
The Scientist's Daughter. Runner-Up in Unexpected Uncovering Challenge.
I was born in the middle of winter, and the birth was difficult. My father sent for a midwife, but she couldn’t get to us in time to help my mother. My mother died. My father began to obsess over the specialist knowledge he lacked which could have saved her.
By L.C. Schäfer4 years ago in Fiction
Never Let Go. Runner-Up in Unexpected Uncovering Challenge.
He hasn’t seen her, not really, since his brother’s wedding, over three years ago. Not that it’s either of their faults, with the war and her time trying to find her parents followed by his stint overseas for the shop. God, she’s fit. He doesn’t remember her being that fit. Of course, this is his sister’s wedding, so it might have something to do with that bridesmaid’s dress and the way it hugs her in all the right places. Or maybe it’s the way the setting sun catches in her hair – or the way her eyes sparkle in the twinkling lights that have come on as the sun left. Her grin is white and wide and happy, and her lips look soft and darker than they should be. He could have sworn he hated lipstick but now all he wants to do is test if the color on her lips is as long-lasting as she says it is.
By Samantha De Yarman5 years ago in Fiction
PAPERCUT. Runner-Up in Unexpected Uncovering Challenge.
I started with paper planes. Folds and tears, carefully scoring along the dotted lines. It progressed to swans and cranes, boats and buildings, snowflakes and sea creatures that swirled overhead — legs and tendrils dangling on white string.
By J E Sinyard3 years ago in Fiction
Married Machina. Runner-Up in Unexpected Uncovering Challenge.
For some it's an undergarment stuffed between the couch cushions, others its a cigarette pack hidden in a glove compartment. Nathan Campbell wouldn't be so lucky. For the undergarment would be a sign of a cheater, and the cigarette pack is a giveaway of someone's secret vice. Nate found something stranger, something that caused his blood to run cold...
By David Brandy3 years ago in Horror
Room Number 9. Runner-Up in Unexpected Uncovering Challenge.
Many a night her hand would reach over to his side of the bed, in search of something long forgotten. Her fingers tracing the creases of the sheets only to find them crumpled and long dormant; vacant of his warmth.
By Jordan Flynn3 years ago in Criminal
The Return. Runner-Up in Unexpected Uncovering Challenge.
When I find out what’s going on, my heart doesn't sink to my stomach. I feel like I already knew, like I could already see the signs everywhere. Alma isn’t a good liar, and she knows this. I also know this very well. But I let her lie to me. Not consciously, but in my gut I can tell.
By Eddie Lovell3 years ago in Fiction
