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clarita at morquefile.com The Red Zone Traci Kenworth                 I held my little sister’s hand and stared up at the sign that a few years ago meant a warning to watch out for school kids. Today, it signified the red zone. I clutched her hand tighter as I thought of my own days…

livstio by lespowell Subway Terrors Traci Kenworth     I held tight to my Mastercard Paypass debit card as I approached the green light indicating a twenty-four hour service area. This was my first ride on the subway and to say I was nervous was to say that clouds bump into one another during a front. It…

grafixer from morquefile Cowboy Science Traci Kenworth     Jed set the little robot cowboy onto the shelf. Almost as fast as he did, a customer from the roads wanted to take a closer look. He handed the little exhibit to the old man.             Squinting, the fellar chuckled at the figure. “Science comes to the…

hotblack at morguefile. Clandestine Meetings Traci Kenworth     I had always been tall for my age but the youth that stood across from me as the three of us gathered to discuss our country’s future towered over me by at least 5 inches. He shouldered his backpack, long, slender fingers biting into its straps. “How…

Photo credit: Vanessa Barger The Bridge to Nowhere Traci Kenworth     “Hurry, we might be able to see a dragon!” “Or a hobbit,” I giggled as we ran toward the bridge. Thick spikes of grass tried to halt our approach but we pushed through and at last came to—it. The most marvelous creation since…

taylorschlades at morguefile.com Afterbirth Traci Kenworth     I could see the end of the tunnel. Light made streaks on the wall, pulling me towards it and away from the darkness. The water beneath my feet swished, spraying up to soak my hospital gown. I shook my head at its fuzziness. Where had I been?…

photo credit to Vanessa. The War Traci Kenworth     We set the corpses on fire and stood watching them burn. Some of them were our families, some strangers to town. In the old days, we would have used a cemetery. But the old days were gone. Only nightmares awaited us, asleep or awake. The…

Photo Credit: Vanessa Barger. The Round Table Traci Kenworth     “Scott,” I called from the corridor leading to what used to be an old college campus. The professor’s “staging” area had now been claimed by chairs and a table.             “What is it, Dawn?” he asked briskly.             I cringed at his tone. Once…

treeschoolmorguefileclick.com The Tree of Life Traci Kenworth     I’d searched for it most of my seventeen years to no avail. To find it here, beside a shack in the middle of nowhere cracked what little was left of my sanity. I fell to my knees before its brittle branches, its snow-covered fields. How could…