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Submitted to Contest #298
He walks on grass.There’s sidewalk to his behind, should he shift his cane and turn his withered body towards the concrete. It’s fractured from years of rain pelts and footsteps, all cracked pave to match the man’s seniority. Even from my fourth story window, through the finger smudges of boredom’s touch, I can see his graying hair and hunched back.His shoes scrape their way through the lawn, no particular pep; no sense of urgency despite his seeming need to take a shortcut. I feel a flush of irritation at the sight, small but deepening, and...
Submitted to Contest #273
Is there a flaw more fatal than my loathing of normalcy? My self-inflicted imposter syndrome amongst anything less than beguiling, it brings me a detestful perspective of my past; a childhood of quiet rooms, disposable friends, and afternoons amongst limited company. I say this, not to scold my parents for being so characteristically pedestrian, but to help you understand what led me here. College was not particularly thrilling, save for the Ethics professor who lacked basic morality (the irony gave me a kick). I was not interested...
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