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Weekly Contest #334
I was never meant to survive the box. Matches are made to disappear. We are counted, spent, and forgotten. A success is measured in light, not duration. Burn well, burn fast, make room for the next. That is the arithmetic of usefulness, and we are very good at it. That is how stories usually begin for objects like me, briefly, efficiently, and without a voice. We exist to be used up. We do not expect witnesses. But this is a fairy tale, and fairy tales are crowded with things that last longer than they were designed to, things that learn to...
Weekly Contest #333
When I finish a meal now, I notice something off. A kind of fullness I didn’t recognize before. It isn’t the sharp, twisting pain of real hunger easing away, the kind that leaves you relieved and sleepy. It’s quieter than that. A hunger that stays in my body even when my stomach should be satisfied. I only recognize it when everything else goes quiet when the dishes are cleared, the room settles, and there is nothing left to distract me. The fork hangs off the edge of the table, tipped just enough that it might fall if I breathe wrong. I not...
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