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Weekly Contest #340
“Thank you, all in a day’s work for a superhero. Just doing my job,” Cosmo Corrigan said as he smiled and struck a pose with his arms on his hips, his cape blew in the breeze, at this press conference. A reporter raised a hand. “Cosmo, now that you’ve saved the Periwinkle City from the meteor, any plans for the next big threat?” Cosmo grinned. “Honestly, I’m just hoping the meteor didn’t violate any HOA landscaping guidelines. Last time I got a letter for having my cape draped over the hedges.” A reporter in a designer suit stepped forward,...
Weekly Contest #242
Dishonored Loyalty: A Short Story by Daniel Harder, 03/17/24“As I have repeatedly vowed in my speeches out on the campaign trail, I will bring an end, once-and-for-all, to the crime-ridden streets of Detroit. No longer will families be afraid to take their kids to the park for a stroll at sunset. No longer will the man walking in to work at his office job downtown have to worry about his car not being in the parking garage when he clocks out. And never again will your child have to walk past drug-dealers and prostitutes on their way to the ...
Weekly Contest #179
He is sweating bullets as he nervously chews on his nails, eyeing the wall calendar in his home office, then tilting his head over to peer down at the unmarked checklist sitting atop his mahogany desk. Ralph can’t believe how fast time has flown. Can it really be 12 months now of repeatedly telling himself, “Oh, I’ll get around to starting that list tomorrow?”“Okay, maybe this won’t be so tough,” he thinks. “Let’s just start at the top of the list and work my way down, I still have 24 hours to get this stuff done. How hard can it be?”“Well, ...
Weekly Contest #147
There are only five moviegoers attending this 10:00 pm Tuesday evening showing of the latest Marvel summer blockbuster film. The film has been out for a few weeks already, so some of the excitement has worn off and not a huge number of people like going out so late on a weeknight. Two of the five members in the audience just got off work at 9:00 pm. Bob Anderson and Lisa Curbowski had a long, stressful day patrolling the streets of the South side of Chicago, and they’d both repeatedly talked about wanting to see Doctor Strange...
Weekly Contest #126
“Where the hell is that no-good, lazy, piece-of-garbage accountant, Stanley?” That is the exclamation this chilly Boston New Year’s Eve from Silvio Marino, the CEO of Amalgam Enterprises, a company the general public knows very little about, other than the constant charity donations in the local news and the “Save the Children” or “Adopt a Whale” campaigns Silvio is always showing up at to do volunteer work. The true nature of his business is in the “safety” industry – well, to be more precise, the protection industry. Mister Marino’s organi...
Weekly Contest #83
Let me introduce myself briefly before I begin my story and then I’ll step aside and get out of the way so you can foist all your attention on the two stars of this account. My name is Thoth, and since I have been appointed Lord of Divine Words from the beginning of time by the Creator, any time there is a conflict or argument between the gods, I am beholden to record the battle and bear witness for all to hear. With that out of the way, I shall proceed with a traditional segue, “Once Upon a Time…”The year is 79 A.D., as we reckon time today...
Weekly Contest #81
It was just your average, run-of-the-mill Saturday evening first date from Match.com at the quaint little local corner diner with burgers and fries, and…. Ah, who am I kidding? Here with reservations at Gary Danko, one of the fanciest, most expensive restaurants in San Francisco, are two apparently well-to-do, sophisticated individuals with impeccable fashion sense, who recently became acquainted with each other from the website named HighClassHeart.com, where the elite of society are introduced and begin their courtship. The name on the gen...
Weekly Contest #73
Captain’s Log, Day 8 -- After seven days of unsuccessful attempts to extinguish this avian invader’s incessant cries, I did the unconscionable: I replaced the water in his bowl with a Coors Light. Unfortunately, I soon discovered this did not silence him, but rather just changed the sounds he was uttering into different pitches and decibels than before. I can’t really say this was any kind of improvement. Plus, now I felt guilty for trying to intoxicate a seemingly innocent bird. But that’s just it. This winged thing is far from innocent. He...
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