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Submitted to 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...
Submitted to 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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