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Weekly Contest #135
Based on a true story. Charlie swiped a swerved clearing from the steamed mirror as the shower ran hot. He didn’t look at himself at first. He stared down at his hands instead as they gripped the sink tight, keeping himself from trembling. He was afraid to look, afraid to see if it was as bad as it felt. Just man up already. He taunted himself and finally forced a glance. His right eye was already swelling and that sting on his lip gave true his expectations of a split. His beard could keep that discrete as it healed. But his eye, he knew i...
Weekly Contest #110
“Thanks for driving me home.” Jenn leaned on Abby, eyes half mooned, breath ripe and sour. Abby gripped the wheel tighter and squinted out into the foggy night. It was nearly 2 AM on a Sunday, but even so she’d never reject an S.O.S. call from her best friend. “That was some intense shi—” “Jenn, lean that way.” Abby grumbled and shoved her off a bit. She tried not to let her frustration surface. “I can’t believe you drank so much, again.” She lectured, but Jenn was so out of it, she only erupted with laughter and somehow… it transitioned to...
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