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Weekly Contest #370
5 ticks Everything is set and by everything, really it’s just me, I am the fucking star of this show. The clock is hidden from me now, but this room is so stiflingly still that I can hear the drone of the big hand scoot round its plastic prison. I would guess that I am the only one here that is so heavily attuned to the tick. Kind of obvious really; I am the only one that will die next time that big hand hits 12. Only 55 ticks to go and I’m out of the hell hole. 10 ticks A cough from the audience and a screech as someone shuffles on their c...
Weekly Contest #367
Mitch Sparrow had made a habit of sleeping in dumpsters; needs must and all, so when he cosied up to a bin bag stuffed with wads of cash, it was hard not to believe his luck was changing. Mitch’s circumstances would have been terrible for most people, and to begin with, this was the case for him too. But after nearly three years on the streets, the hum of sirens, the squawk of cats and the smashing of glass composed the perfect lullaby for Mitch. The dumpster, no - definitely not ideal, but after a while, even that formed a cocoon of comfort...
Weekly Contest #366
If they knew my secret they would hate me. It isn’t a matter of opinion, it’s just plain fact. I rationalised at the start I think. Probably using that same old mantra that I used as a kid when I shoplifted lipsticks from the drugstore: this is normal, everyone is doing this kind of stuff. A later favourite was: people are sheep, they only behave themselves because society tells them to - well I’m no sheep. That one was of particular interest to me during my college years; likely accounting for the majority of my illicit behaviours back then...
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