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Submitted to Contest #329
A moody drizzle threatened an upgrade to sharp downpour. Sensing the shift in the weather, Mike hurried to the familiar comfort of his local pub. Mike didn’t mind the looming dark or the chill, but he loathed the damp. He had been walking for hours, and his bad leg ached. He had certainly earned a restorative pint and a welcome sit-down, he decided. He waved cheerily to the regular flotsam of Wessex barflies and waited impatiently for Gary the landlord to finish serving a family of tourists. Mike surveyed the Grockles with grumpy distaste. T...
Submitted to Contest #327
I vividly remember the morning Mittens shredded the household’s hard-won domestic tranquillity, ripping it apart with the same focused venom she attacked a scratching post. Pete angrily stomped into the kitchen, his visible tetchiness disturbing the breakfast feeding frenzy. “Okay Derek, can I ask why you thought it was a good idea to teach Mittens how to speak English?” he snapped at his brother. Derek was surprised enough by the query and its sting, that he paused briefly, before finishing his slice of toast. Grinning broadly, he radiated...
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