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Submitted to Contest #337
CW: This story contains themes of grief, family trauma, and fire-related accidents. “It’s too late to join in so I’ll just settle down in my corner chair and watch. It’s never changed, dinner is always at 6.30 on the dot.” “There’s not as much chatter as usual, Jamie seems very quiet. He probably has the fire on his mind. Oh my God the fire! I had forgotten again. What must those Grandchildren be going through? Never mind they’re Mum and Dad! Totally unexpected. Again! There are so many things that could, should, have been talked about to tr...
Submitted to Contest #336
Emily the ……. Emily was unique. She was tall and a bit thin, but even so to look at her you would never have guessed her secret. Underneath those elegant trousers, inside that shoulder padded jacket. She was really … a Pencil! So what, I hear you ask. There have been many other Utility People before. You only have to think for a minute to remember the famous Sidney Stapler. No one had any idea about him until one day he crossed his legs while sitting down and accidentally stapled his ankles together. And what about Derek the Mobile. He w...
Submitted to Contest #334
Mon Nom Est Crapaud Once upon a time in a land a long way from here everything was very different. There weren’t any houses or buildings just lot’s of trees. There were also lots of animals and birds but no people. So the tracks through the forest were only as big as the animals who were using them. To begin with, no one knew each other so every day you could meet an animal that you’d never seen before. The trouble was, you could never really be sure who was going to be friendly and who wasn’t! Sometimes the biggest and the most fright...
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