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Challenge of the Month XI: December
The Unknown. Perhaps it's our purpose, or an obscure branch of theoretical physics. Maybe it's the existence of a supreme being, or the origin of life. Or maybe it's something more personal. Write about something unknown. Fiction or non-fiction, poetry or Prose. $100 purse to our favorite entry. Outstanding entries will be shared with our publishing partners.
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The Archived Ghosts

Headlines.

A 20 year old girl kidnapped

Will she be saved or raped?

New day, new headlines

Family of four in an accident

Will the remaining two overcome the loss?

New day, new headlines

Young guy shot in head

Forever stuck in coma or just a matter of time?

And the list goes on

As the archived ghosts pile up,

Unbeknownst terrors.

What happened to the girl? Did they save her? Did they rape her? What about the family? How are they surviving? Is she okay? Where is she? Do they have resources? The coma guy, please don’t let him be dead? Do they have the energy to pull through? Did he make it? Is he traumatised? Does he remember anything? Is she traumatised?

And so you turn to the news

To find answers

Of questions unasked

Of stories incomplete

But there it is:

New day, new headlines.