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ODE-7: Helloween

Held in October 2019 · 250 to 300 words · 7 entries

"Rooms for rent in the attic." It all started with this advertisement.

Prompt by Husna Thaslim

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David noticed the tiny advertisement in a local newspaper and on a whim, he circled it. As the evening sun sprawled its...

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He needed a new room. As he had been kicked out. Again. It was dark and he noticed small children scurrying past...

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“Rooms for rent in the attic.” It all started with this advertisement. The perfect place to lay low. Rent it. Voice had...

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Scrub... scrub... Huh, work no ending. Make rotis now. Madam want triangle roti, how to make. I know round only. Huh. “Smita......

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Perched on his shoulder, I read -‘Rooms for rent in the attic’. Purrfect...just purrfect. Yum, yum...all those chubby, plump mice... smack, slurp....

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Alannah stood outside an old building. The carving on the wood looked familiar. She jumped as the door opened with a loud...

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She paced nervously counting her steps, and at 100, she moved the curtains and looked out. He should have been here. Wonder...

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