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Weekly Contest #173
Like a lot of folks around the holidays, Mary loved to watch the classic holiday movies from It’s a Wonderful Life to Miracle on 34th Street to Home Alone and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. She always related to the well-known scene in Christmas Vacation and the exchange between Clark Griswold and Mary—the department store sales assistant/cashier. She found humor in the scene because she also worked as a cashier and sales assistant in a small village holiday store albeit they didn’t sell lingerie. Mary was on the later side of her ...
Weekly Contest #172
*** Warning: This story contains profanity. ***I picked up the phone to call my brother and realized that I hadn’t spoken to him in many months. I’d been calling him more regularly, for the past twenty-five years, but this time was different. The last six months for me had been extraordinarily…complicated. Complicated enough for me to call him. I had the propensity to fight and had a handful of them in the last months. One encounter, about a month ago, happened to be the worst decision of my life. I messed with the wrong guy. He threatened t...
Weekly Contest #171
Kurt remembered the first time he’d made the journey to the quarry. It wasn’t far from his family’s property, but it also wasn’t accessible unless you knew how to get there. His discovery seemed surreal, and it was as if it was his discovery alone. Standing at the precipice of the cliff one day and gazing into the quarry, he felt a wave of fear overcome him. At the same time, he couldn’t help noticing that the view was something like he’d never seen. The water was clear and still – and the leaves on the surrounding trees were in full fall co...
Weekly Contest #170
*** Warning: This story depicts bullying and physical violence – and contains profanity. *** “I’ve got a plan,” Tommy shouted as he walked past his father and down the steps toward the basement. “Hey,” his father yelled. “What?” “What happened to you?” “Same thing as always.” “You, okay?” “I’m fine, just leave me alone.” “Don’t go doing anything stupid,” his father encouraged. “There are only a few weeks of school remaining and then you’re off for the summer. Next year will be better.” “Yeah yeah, whatever.” Tommy’s ninth-grade ye...
Weekly Contest #169
*** Warning: This story depicts gruesome details of murder. *** The judge read aloud, “The jury finds the defendant not guilty.” A loud groan rose from the crowd. The judge slammed his gavel and demanded order as chaos began to break out. The guards escorted several people from the courtroom, as other guards rushed in to help bring order. Mary was swiftly escorted out the back entrance of the courtroom and down the hall to a holding room – and the judge followed. Three guards stood surrounding the jury with weapons at the ready while the ...
Weekly Contest #168
With nervous excitement, John had taken his seat and according to his ticket assignment. He purposefully reserved a window seat to occupy his mind on the journey. He gazed out of the window, as the remaining passengers boarded, and the crew performed their pre-departure routines. It had been many years since he had travelled, and he thought back to the days when his parents – now deceased – had taken him on vacations. They never drove more than a few hours from their home, but John had great memories of the places they had taken him. He had...
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