dead·line n.
1. A time limit, as for payment of a debt or completion of an assignment.
2. A boundary line in a prison that prisoners can cross only at the risk of being shot.
I've always prefered the latter definition to the former, but then again, I work at a newspaper. In this contest, you're to write an original short story based on the theme "deadline." Any kind of deadline can do - a working deadline, a countdown, even a self-absorbed journey into writing your entry before deadline is allowed - as long as the focus of the piece is on an imminent deadline. Please review Worth1000's Text Contest rules before entering. You have 7 days for this contest and a 7 day voting period will follow, so make your entry count.
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