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Weekly Contest #348
It was nestled within a stack of otherwise meaningless parcels in the mail, a worn and faded envelope that had my name scribbled on it. It was written in my mother’s handwriting.Ricky.The letter arrived a day before my fortieth birthday. It was thirteen years after ovarian cancer had stolen my mother from our family. I knew the postal service wasn’t great, but thirteen years? My sister, June, must have found this in a box of relics and sent it to me. She had always been sentimental. I grabbed a knife and sliced open the envelope, retrieving ...
Weekly Contest #347
As I release the final marble from between my fingers, it glides down the stainless steel chute with the grace of a gold medalist flying down a luge. I hear it click into place, and the LED screen above the contraption lights up with a colorful burst. A victorious chime plays aloud.“Bang!” I exclaim, channeling my inner basketball fan.“Nice work, Pav.” Serenity emerges from behind me, giving me a gentle pat on the shoulder. “That brings you to the weekend, if my math is correct?”I turn to look at her, and her eyes glimmer in the fluorescent ...
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