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Weekly Contest #351
MeetingMartha felt lost in this sea of people who chattered away in groups or twosomes. “Why was she here,” she thought, as a feeling of panic began to rise making her want to flee. Oh, yes, Nancy insisted she come, “Get out in the world again, have fun,” she’d said. And since Nancy was her friend who only meant to be helpful, Martha had complied, but now she stood in the corner, back against the wall, unable to move yet she knew if she didn’t, she would start to scream. As she took a deep breath, Martha realized the noise of talking becam...
Weekly Contest #348
The small white envelope she found in her mailbox was fortunately conspicuous enough to not be thrown out with the rest of the junk mail. Diane was curious and a bit puzzled when she only saw her name on the front of it, no address, no stamp nor postage markings. And it was only her first name written in scrawled script that somehow looked familiar. Her hands were shaking when she carefully opened the envelope, afraid yet excited about what was tucked inside. She pulled the folded paper out slowly, unfolded it and began to read. “Honey, ...
Weekly Contest #345
The late afternoon sun beat down on the old 1966 Ford Mustang meticulously maintained by my father for the last twenty years. The outside temperature was close to 100 degrees but the windows were still rolled up and the air conditioner cooled the interior of the car. The odometer registered 90 MPH as I sped along the straightaway of Route 66 in the Mojave Desert. I had passed no cars moving in either direction for the last ten miles. The speed was exhilarating. I felt free and happy even though what lay ahead would be sad, a total downer. B...
Weekly Contest #187
He just appeared one day in early Fall, peeking out from behind the car’s front tire, green eyes wide with fear, black fur blending in with his hiding place. I stood motionless exchanging his stare, hoping my presence wouldn’t scare him away. Several minutes passed but his eyes never left mine, though were less wide, replaced it seemed by cautious curiosity. Warily, one paw moved for...
Weekly Contest #179
December thirty-first, a day that always found me compiling a list of New Year’s resolutions typed on my computer, to likely sit there, and not be revisited until next New Year’s Eve. It usually was a short list and unfortunately, often repetitive; lose weight, exercise daily, take my wife out to dinner more often, apologize to family and friends when I’d been hurtful in some way. The last resolution on my list was always the hardest to fulfill, yet the one of most importance. I just wasn’t good at it. I...
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