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Submitted to Contest #299
The Suit “What do you mean, he wants a new suit?” “That’s what he said.” “He’s got his black suit. He always wears his black suit. His black suit is perfectly suitable for the occasion.” “He wore that suit to every wedding, every funeral, every family function for the past twenty years, Derrick. As a matter of fact, he bought it for your wedding. And it’s the last suit he ever bought.” “So why change now John? He’s got something of a record going here. This is no time to change horses, as they ...
Submitted to Contest #186
“Well, well, well,” “What?” “After fifteen years, you’re back? Just like that?” “Why are you so angry?” “Why am I angry? For fifteen years you left me forgotten in a folder with the rest of your feverish brain’s outpourings. And now all of a sudden you’re rereading me? And don’t think I don’t know why!” “Okay. I’ll bite. Why?” “Because you’re dry. The old creative juices aren’t flowing lately, are they? So you thought you’d come back here to me, sort of like stealing diamonds and gold from a wreck at the bottom of the sea, excep...
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