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Weekly Contest #218
Smoke in the Room By Charles Haynes It wasn’t long before the smoke rolled in like a resident fog. You might assume there was some sort of machine in the room responsible for producing the murkiness or that someone was spraying bugs. I was the only one in the room who didn’t smoke. It was hot. So hot that when I looked down at the cards which I held under the edge of the table, drops of sweat would begin to fall onto the lens of my glasses. I was miserable! The smoke was relentless, though I was the only one that seemed to notice. Everyone ...
Weekly Contest #189
Funny How These Things Happen! By Charles Haynes “It was so terribly cold. Snow was falling, and it was almost dark.” Now that she had stopped and sat down against the base of a large tree, Elsa could sense the cold attempting to take advantage of her just as Hans had! Elsa loved her brother. She loved all five of them. She had enjoyed being the youngest – the little sister. She had relished having five big brothers. But the unspeakable had happened. Just as the cold seemed to be doing now, Hans had attempted to take over little by little. ...
Weekly Contest #188
Peace, Sweet Peace! By Charles Haynes Frankie is one of my best buddies. He taught me how to spit. I can’t spit as good as he can, though. I’m still practicin’. Frankie has two younger brothers named Kenneth and Paul Mike. I know Kenneth because he lives in Frankie’s room, too. But I hardly ever saw their kid brother until we all went to the beach together. Frankie’s mama talked to my mama and my mama said it was okay for me to go. Frankie’s daddy, Mr. Henry, spread out a bale of hay for us in the back of his pick-up truck. The truck ha...
Weekly Contest #186
You Got to be Kidding Me! By Charles Haynes “I can’t believe I’ve been working at the same monotonous job for almost twelve years. Twelve years! I could have been doing something useful. Something that makes a difference. I could have…” “What are you mumbling about, Jack?” “Sorry, was I mumbling?” “Were you mumbling? Does a bear sleep in the woods? You always mumble. Let me guess. It’s the job again. But that’s no guess because it’s always about the job!” “I’m tired of the job, Bill. I’m tired of doing the same old thing. I’m tired sitting ...
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