Category 2021 SS Prompt 1: Freedom
SS Prompt 1: Freedom
Word count: 1200 words exactly
Deadline: 27 January 2021
Please do not post before the deadline.
Dismissed by Janet Nichols
Everyone loves a military parade, right?
No.
Lucas saw only that he knew too many people there, and not because they attended services at the chapel. His office was where they came, broken and haunted, in need of so much more than he could ever give them.
Read MoreDismissed by Janet NicholsFreedom by JL Kempf
Sometimes memories are like a candle in the darkest of caverns.
Read MoreFreedom by JL KempfIn the Shadow of the Fountain by SM Prasad
Anita's mind wouldn't stop whirling ever since she'd walked past the fountain in central park. Life at work would never be the same.
Read MoreIn the Shadow of the Fountain by SM PrasadThe Boy Who Would Not Fly by Renee Shurilla
A boy is born to a group of winged people and does not fly, not matter who much they push him.
Read MoreThe Boy Who Would Not Fly by Renee ShurillaFreedom by Panagiotis Skoutelis
A poor kid tries to make do in the piping of a space transit station.
Read MoreFreedom by Panagiotis SkoutelisNothing Left to Lose by Lenore Butcher
Helena's been home with the kids for ten months. Has she finally snapped?
Read MoreNothing Left to Lose by Lenore ButcherMeanwhile … in the Freedom Bunker by Melanie Wittwer
‘Did you get the code, Mike?’, he says, mulling over a smorgasbord of cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets.
‘Yes, Sir, but I am not sure about the morality of it. Jones put up quite the fight. He was a fine man.’
Read MoreMeanwhile … in the Freedom Bunker by Melanie WittwerEscape by Jennifer Bozarth
Escape by Jennifer Bozarth # Gretchen reached into the crib and removed the baby’s soiled clothes. “Aw, you poor thing. That diaper betrayed you, huh?” The baby, who had been fussing, looked up at her with wide eyes. She carried…...
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Forgiveness is Freedom by Jennifer Santos-Juanitas
What is true Freedom? Forgiving those you have hurt you.
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