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Weekly Contest #140
Ruby began her day with a cigarette, as always. Normally she’d take it with a cup of the blackest coffee; she decided to forgo caffeine that morning, fearing it would heighten her anxiety. She sat in her car, engine shuddering from the cold and flicked a flame from her clear BIC lighter. It was a bit of a routine for her. Not just the cigarettes but the way she lit them. She would purchase the most nondescript lighter available from the Mobile down the road and scrape off the plastic design so it was perfectly clear. Then, she would u...
Weekly Contest #71
For the third year in a row, my petition to remove the Santa statue from the storefront had been outvoted. Facing the sidewalk with one hand raised in greeting, the bauble was supposed to be welcoming. But I saw how the children walked by the window, one hand in their parents’, the other reaching out towards the display of holiday cakes. Their eyes would grow wide in wonder and subsequent horror when they noticed the terrifying portrayal of Saint Nick looming over them. His face had been carved into a permanent grimace with the paint chippin...
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