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Submitted to Contest #274
Loud clumping noises distracted Kevin from his game. It sounded like a plague of giant possums had stormed the roof, but it was just Dad as he scrambled about installing some kind of radar, reckless in his disregard of the blistering sunlight. Indoors, Kevin dripped with sweat. Another year with this bonkers family before he could legally leave home. Though where could he go? Three more years before he could escape to university – that’s if he got accepted. Time stretched into the distance like the Great Wall of China. Twelve months ago, wh...
Submitted to Contest #249
Getting there. A weekend off-grid, away from the city’s clamour and commotion – What better way to get psyched up for my interview? Meditation, Tai-chi, birdsong, forest bathing, and perhaps a bit of sketching, all on my own with no distractions, to get into the ideal head-space: Zen and the Art of Getting Hired. I would radiate composure, calmness and confidence, and convince them I’m the perfect guy for the job. What I hadn’t anticipated was the difficulty of getting into London on a Monday morning. Okay, I knew it would be busy. That’s wh...
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