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Weekly Contest #343
Sensitive Content Warning: Death (not explicit) The rhythmic slap of the butcher’s knife echoes as I dice onions for tonight’s dinner. I usually don’t mind cooking. Although, right now, the eye-watering sting of the onions feels like an unnecessary joke. I’ve cried enough today—earlier in the pantry. Not that I’ll admit that to Paul. “Oh, bloody hell,” I say both at the situation and in chastisement of myself. I wipe at my eyes, and the stinging worsens. Here I go again. I didn’t even know the old woman. In my blurry vision, it’s as if I c...
Weekly Contest #237
“Woebegone.” A man’s index finger jabs at the newspaper spread across my knees.He’s hovering over me holding one of the rails on the bus. I’m seated against the wall. Nobody objects on my behalf to the invasion of my personal space.“What?” I glare up at him, noticing he’s wearing shorts and sneakers. It’s January. The rest of us are in heavy coats and toques like sensible people.“Your crossword. The answer to ‘down in the dumps’ is, “Woebegone.”“Oh, that I now know,” I say with frustration while writing the word into the cubic spaces. “What ...
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