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Weekly Contest #291
There is no task more daunting, unsavory, or temper testing, than washing someone else's dirty dishes. The sink is spilling over with plates shoved haphazardly between coffee mugs, two pans burnt black, and a bowl with sodden cornflakes floating in milk tainted water. Sure, some of the mess is mine, but the majority of it is Lenora’s. Lenora has been living with me for a bit over 2 months now. She’s fine to live with most of the time, but dishes are something her little earthen hands cannot seem to manage. But, I try not to compl...
Weekly Contest #125
“What was it like being her neighbor?” “Oh, um, yes… Well…” the widowed Mrs. Byrd stuttered out. The reporter blinked encouragingly with a warm smile. “She was a kind young woman” Mrs. Bryd said softly, pausing deeply before continuing. “Looking in from the outside, someone might say she was always running late. But from my point of view, she was just running on her own schedule.” The young reporter, about the same age as Sarah had been, scribbled something down on her notepad. She leaned in closer towards Mrs. Byrd and questioned… ...
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