Thanks so much to all our Sledgehammer 2010 contestants. Please take some time to read the stories and vote for your favorite three by September 30. These votes will select the winner of the Readers’ Choice Award. “Untitled” by Kim Crow “Human” by Angela Davis “The Mule” by Clay and Kay Derochie “Varney’s Revenge” by [...]
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Human by Angela Carlie The boy chomps into a sandwich. Flecks of oat and seed crumble from the bread, showering the picnic table. Cora would trade her good pair of gloves, the red ones without holes, for those precious pieces of nourishment forgotten by the boy. She ate her last full meal two days ago [...]
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Varney’s Revenge by The Disciples of Ba’alat The moon shimmered through the sparse clouds that blanketed the Santa Monica Mountains. Its light glistened off the freshly fallen rain that wetted Hollywood Boulevard. A mild wind swooped from the ocean to the west, adding just a hint of chill to the summer night. But a little brisk air [...]
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To Squash a Fairy By Kassy Keppol She lay with her back to the wall, concentrating on breathing evenly. Staring at the wasp on the pillow in front of her, she refused to turn over to watch the army crawling up the wall. Tory normally would have liked the distraction of witnessing the yellow and [...]
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The Mule by Clay and Kay Derochie Ron hated this alley more than any other drop point. As he moved into its night shadowed depths, he felt the rot around him at a cellular level. Foul smelling moisture dripped off the walls and formed greasy puddles where broken bricks met cracked concrete. The piles of rubbish to either [...]
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