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Weekly Contest #332
It’s as well I live alone. I must look a mess, slumped on the sofa in my pyjamas, eyes glued to the television news with my hand never more than a centimetre from a whisky bottle. The bottle’s contents seem to be evaporating at an alarming rate. I’m sitting here alone, talking to an old photograph as if you might reply. I always think of you when it rains, and I’m certain you’d think of me too… if you could.You would remember the day we met. You were running through the swirling wind towards the bus stop by The Bell in Hounslow when your umb...
Weekly Contest #112
The summer was so hot this year; it seemed as if it would be endless. To the consternation of the newspapers it still hadn't rained by the end of September, but that all changed last week and it hasn't stopped since. It’s as well I live alone. I must look a mess, slumped on the sofa in my pyjamas with one eye monitoring the news channel and a hand never more than an inch from a whisky bottle, its contents evaporating at an alarming rate. Sitting here, talking to an old photograph as if you were here with me. I always think of you when it rai...
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