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Weekly Contest #341
“Topelo honey - it’s great for your allergies,” she said so emphatically, it sounded as if it were meant for your soul. As if your sinuses are a path direct to your inner being. Who knows, maybe she’s on to something? Or on something. He knew Van Morrison sang about it once, but that was his only frame of reference. A silence followed as the person at the desk gathered her things and headed towards her room, offering a welcome period for intellectual digestion. The entrance felt like any other nondescript lobby, with two-dollar artwork and ...
Weekly Contest #340
The sun had been up for hours, dragging the bright blue sky with it. Birds sang harmoniously; refreshing dew still lingered. It was the start of a great new, productive day. Chippy sat on a tree limb, plotting revenge while the lanky biped tormented him with his mere presence. He was accustomed to the slow, earthbound beings acting as if they were friends, or even, almighty forbid, as if he were a pet. He didn’t mind most of the vertically challenged people (as he had heard them referred to), but this brown-haired, bearded one was different....
Weekly Contest #326
She arrived at the building like a storm, her mental thunderstorm prefacing her arrival. Small but potent. She tipped her driver well, but did it sarcastically. The driver whisked away seemingly as fast as he could. She flagged a man whom she thought might be a doorman, having had the dumb luck of arriving when she did. The man raised his eyebrows at her, but obliged her by opening the door. She also tipped him. The moderator greeted everyone and started reciting the Serenity Prayer. Midway through the line, “the courage to change the things...
Weekly Contest #324
"You look like da fish oudda wadda," the man next to John regurgitated, the phrase thick with a Louisiana accent. John realized the man meant, "You look out of place," but the unusual phrasing made it nearly unintelligible at first. He tried not to grin or seem sarcastic in case the stranger took offense. "What was that? I’m not sure I understand," John replied, prompting clarification.“Wadda, y’know wadda?”."No, I apologize. I actually don’t know what you mean," John said. He aimed to keep the conversation polite, despite the unfamiliar s...
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