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Frances Goulart

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THE BIG CHILL

Weekly Contest #270

THE BIG CHILL (or REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD) “Look at the calendar. Look!  It’s been two long years to the day that I’ve been locked up been in here! I shouldn’t be here at all. Ed, I know and I know you know in your heart of hearts that I had nothing to do with that hold-up. Why would I, a man of lifelong good character, a man of principle, a professional chef, even consider such a criminal act like bank robbery for one minute? Why?”“Yeah, I know, Jacko, of course you are innocent. Everyone in this joint is innocent, an...

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MAGIC BY THE BOX

Weekly Contest #269

MAGIC BY THE BOXCriticize me all you want, I know you will mock me, when you get here, Paul.  I don’t care if you don’t believe in magic. What’s the harm?  But I’m not even in a hurry.  Look, I haven’t even opened the box, have I? I haven’t even untied the string. Or touched the tape! It is still sitting here on the kitchen table with the twine, the tape and the postage stamps intact.  There must be something special inside if they used tape and doubled up on the twine, don’t you think? And how long has it been sitting th...

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AFTER ....THE ACCIDENT?

Weekly Contest #267

AFTER ……..THE ACCIDENT???? I am staring up at a ceiling that isn’t  mine, on a hard mattress in in a bed that definitely isn’t  mine, in some kind of  nightshirt  that I would never have to worn to bed or anywhere else.! Where are my clothes? Where am I?  I have to get out of here. What’s this, bandages around my wrists?  And what is this tag on my wrist? It says Harrison Carmichael?  Who is Harrison Carmichael?  My name is Jack. Jack Keller.  It’s always been Jack Heller. Is this some kind of jok...

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COURTING THE NUMERICAL (NO, THE ALOPHABETICAL) MUSE

Weekly Contest #266

Frances.goulart@gmail.com Courting the Numerical, (no, the Alphabetical) Muse ! Any writer worth his, her or their salt needs a muse to spark his, her or their creativity from time to time.  For some, it might be fantasizing about a beautiful human in real life or in fantasy, or gazing out at majestic rolling hills, a pastoral landscape, or having a faithful family dog with its chin resting on your slippers.  Picasso’s muse (and lover) was the photographer and surrealist artist Dora Maar who inspired several famous portraits inclu...

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LOST AND FOUND....AND LOST AGAIN

Weekly Contest #265

LOST AND FOUND ….AND LOST AGAIN I am a simple man. With a simple name, Ed. Just Ed. (Sometimes people call me Ted or Fred but I don’t mind.) Ed is a shorter, simpler name than Ted or Fred. Or even Ned! I have a simple way of living. No fancy curtains or antique armchairs or Persian rugs for me.  I live in a plain house. With two floors and no basement. Basements and attics are fancy. I just need the basics.I drive a simple car. Look, out the window. It is parked in that spot with my name. Just Ed. It is a simple...

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TWO STRANGERS WALK INTO A WEDDING PARTY...

Weekly Contest #264

TWO STRANGERS WALK INTO A WEDDING PARTY….. “Phew, what a relief to be inside! I know this is a happy wedding celebration, but what’s with all the shouting out there? Shouldn’t the action be in here now that the ceremony is over?  I thought I came here for some good cheer (and some fancy food)!” “Yeah, me, too, dude, what is it that’s happening out there?  “No idea. And you know what? I don’t really care. I parked in the front but I came in the back way to avoid the crowd. But most of the crowd seems to be out front. I don’t hear a...

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HOT PLANET HOT PROPEERTY

Weekly Contest #262

Frances.goulart@gmail.com HOT PLANET, HOT PROPERTY “Hey, come on in, pal!  You look soggy.” “No surprise.  This is the hottest day of the summer of this year, or last year or the year before. Check your thermometer! “ “It’s maybe the hottest summer day ever, I’m hearing. But not in here.” “I know every August is steamy but this one is different. I swear, I’ve been sweating from my armpits and eyebrows for two days now. “It's climate change... That’s gotta be it. “ “Yeah maybe, maybe not.  But whatever it is out there.&...

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THANKS, NO THANKS!

Weekly Contest #261

Frances.goulart@gmail.com THANKS, NO THANKS “Thank you? Are you joking? You expect me to be grateful to you.  Really? You, you kidnapped me. You took me out of my bed at midnight. You must have because and I don’t fly. How did I get here? No, don’t tell me. A princess doesn’t travel in a sleeping gown. This not a proper outdoors dressing gown. And where are my slippers? “. “Those slippers came from my father the King. There, I am grateful to him for those slippers but not to you! He will be here to rescue me before you can put the kettl...

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