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Weekly Contest #322
CW: Physical and sexual violence, and references to substance abuse. We are both 58 now. She, my friend from childhood, had always considered me the dimmer of us since we met in 11th grade. She was raised in the town my family had hastily skirted us away to after my father had cheated on my mother and was caught when mother drove me to the secret barn that he had rented under the auspices of being an artist and needing privacy. She and I entered the barn and there he was with a student, naked, and an easel, paintless. As mother was in hospit...
Weekly Contest #307
The High School starring the cast of H. R. PuffinstuffEvery year in Mega District, thirty thousand teachers were laid off in June and then brought back in September in order to save money on the month of August. The frugal punishment went on for three years. I was lucky to have a position as a traveling teacher with the Arts Branch. Traveling experts flew under the radar and survived cuts. In order to teach theater in California, one had to have an English credential. The ability to teach theater and direct plays was, unbelievably, not rele...
The Case of the Saddle Author: Deirdre Fitzpatrick The ship set sail from Budapest headed West towards Vienna. Maisie was standing on the top deck watching the fireworks burst overhead. This was her third trip to the region, and she was familiar with the local customs, fireworks always saluted the Impresario as she left the port. The captain strode across the deck greeting the passengers and assuring one and all that this would be the trip of a lifetime. The lights faded and complete darkness took over. The ship...
Weekly Contest #148
The Lease In The Time Of Covid In March Covid broke out and it seemed like the opportunity for lawlessness burst wide open. Food shortages, no diapers, people hoarding and landlords showing their teeth. We had been living in a cute little house in a not so important suburb of Los Angeles for around six years and haggled every year over the legal raise of 75$ a year increase. The landlord never repaired or made and upgrades then he has the “Hutzpah” to give us an 800 dollar increase or get out when and if C...
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