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Elise Callaghan

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Weekly Contest #73

I was enjoying my smoothest bowel movement in months when the doorbell rang. “Focus” I coached my intestines as they threatened to concertina in fright. “Aahhh” I breathed out, sighing loudly to drown out the continued buzzing. I surveyed the log that symbolised all the unwanted baggage of the year for a moment before pushing the flush. Feeling considerably lighter, I swung the front door briskly open. No-one. I was congratulating myself on having avoided some unwanted encounter when a loud screech startled me nearly out of my skin. Settling...

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Time Travel

Weekly Contest #35

Time Travel“You too, huh?” Jade looked up in embarrassment. Had she really been counting on her fingers? She laughed.“Twenty-nine years old and I still can’t figure out Daylight savings time. I don’t get it; how can they just change what time it is?”“Don’t worry, you’re not the only one” Liam reassured her. “I bet offices all over Australia are full of peeps like you trying to work it out the old-fashioned way.”“I just realllly don’t want to be late for work on Monday.”“Or early!”“Yeah, whichever one it is. Speaking of old fashioned, check t...

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