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The Bothy

THE BOTHY Chris White December 4th 1961. The Cairngorm Mountains. Scotland.Large snowflakes billow and swirl around the rough stone Bothy. Beside the doorway, two figures lean forward against the wind as they consult the map. Inside the building, Pete finishes carving the wooden beam above the fireplace. PJV. Peter James Venables. Dec 4, 1961. The door bangs open, allowing a flurry of snow into the room.‘Come on, Pete. The weather’s turning. We need to get down to the Ski Hut.’‘Coming.’ Pete struggles with his rucksack, eases his body th...

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The Buxton Speeder

Submitted to Contest #316

THE BUXTON SPEEDER I’d been out with the lads the night before, so slept through until the alarm beeped out at eleven-thirty. Anyway, today was Sunday morning; my lie-in morning.The sun radiated through the crack in the red curtains. Its brightness reflected from the mirror opposite, pierced my blurry eyes, making me temporarily blind, or it may have been the effects of the beer from last night.I slowly lowered my feet from the rumpled bed onto the carpeted floor, yawned, stretched, fumbled for the dark glasses, walked to the window and pull...

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