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Weekly Contest #363
And here I am, nearly waist-deep in snow with an octopus carcass tucked behind my belt and Marie’s missing pinkie sticking out of the dug-up layers in front of me like some mocking joke. It wasn’t supposed to end like this. Right, just a simple camping trip. What a brilliant idea to bring that damn chinchilla with you, David. Julie was supposed to pick me, Dave, and Marie up at the petrol station at seven in the morning, but she was a little late. While the three of us were waiting, we decided to stock up on booze. Dave was supposed to brin...
Weekly Contest #362
I watched my wife drink her coffee in bed this morning, just like I’ve always done. The way she held the mug so clumsily was so dear to me, as if she was re-learning all her basic skills each time she woke up. She smiled and a tiny drop spilled from the corner of her mouth. I sat down next to her and dried it off with the corner of my sleeve. I was going to wear it to work, but this was more important than that. I had enough clean shirts.As she sat there against the headboard with her hair in all directions and her pyjama top falling off her...
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