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Weekly Contest #26
Phin shook the few coins from the tin can and shoved them into his pocket. He wrapped his saxophone in some ratty cloth and carefully placed it into his knapsack before shouldering the bag and heading toward Max’s. Now that the evening dinner rush was over, Phin knew that Max would supply him with some of the leftover special, whatever that was. All Max asked in return was for Phin to play a few numbers on the old piano in the corner to entertain the late-night theater crowd. Phin didn’t mind playing if it meant a hot meal. And, once in a wh...
Weekly Contest #25
“Three…two…one…and the party’s over, cue the guilt trip!” “I don’t know why you bother writing those things. Resolutions are just promises waiting to be broken. It’s like dating a jerk except the jerk is you! Besides, if I’m going to go on a trip, it had better be to Paris, Rome, or somewhere exciting like that.” “But it’s tradition! And anyway, everyone is going to ask me about my resolutions. I have to say something.” “And this is why we’re in therapy. Look, tell them resolutions are for the weak of heart. People make them to feel go...
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