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Submitted to Contest #123
Theatre was my life. I was a Kean for God’s sake. My ancestors acted for Shakespeare. I mean, I debuted Hamlet at Covent Garden for the Prince. But, I must sorely admit my limelight fading; all but extinguished some would say. I assure you, it had absolutely nothing to do with waning talent-those stories you hear of old actors hanging on beyond their worth, becoming clichéd caricatures of themselves-that is not the tale told here. A minor in-house scandal, then a spreading gossip plagued through the community, an unfounded defamation of my i...
Submitted to Contest #18
“So how does it feel?” she asked.The two had, for the past twenty minutes or so, been strolling hand-in-hand almost wordlessly through a beautifully Victorian city park, legacy of the English amateur botanist-entrepreneur turned philanthropist Henry Shaw. Fingers intertwined, arms swinging sometimes madly at her infectious insistence, they soaked in the gorgeously crisp and vibrant early-spring day. Sweet tender infant grass and sprouting daffodils gently enticed. Come, they said softly, stop and breathe in our new life, invigorate in ...
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