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Weekly Contest #354
"What you are experiencing is a range of complex emotions. Here is a script, something to take the edge off your distressing feelings. Take that to the pharmacist, after you sort the fee at the front desk there. Nice to catch up......."The good doctor turned away, being Dr. Siddy, a prescription machine for a conglomerate medical franchise. Before he could invite his next aging patient into his consulting room, his internal phone rang again, annoyingly. It was his new 30 year old beloved, Angelique Ha. Lately, she had been sounding more and ...
Weekly Contest #353
Roaring, the bulldozers were rolling on. The climate justice protestors, combined with the greenies and ecowarriors were chanting abuse. Some demonstrators lay down right in the path of the machines of forest destruction. The large yellow dozers had flattened vast areas of a fragile, unique old growth stand of those precious standing people, the ancient trees.Birds squawked, insects buzzed angrily, all seemed doomed. Young Jenna was there with some of the other upper secondary students. "This is our future. Stop right now!"The council worker...
Weekly Contest #352
"This is supposed to be Spring in the country!" Candice groaned silently, as the ribbon of dull grey asphalt road ahead seemed endless. Her sister, Montana, asked again, "Are we nearly there yet?" Their tired father did sigh, and said one more time, "I think it's only another hour before we reach the township of Dusty Hollow."Their mother was gazing straight forward, muttering, "We can see why it's called Dusty Hollow."Around them, the fields were red and bare, no crops and very few trees, only straggles of dry yellow spiky clumps of grass h...
Weekly Contest #351
Back in the classroom, Oliver lifted each page of a torture test, and stared in horror at Page 4. One of the girls raised her hand, and Mr. Zeke asked her what her problem was. "What's wrong with Page 4? There is a picture there, and no Maths question. What is the question for Page 4?"Tyson called rudely to Mr. Zeke, "Hey, that photo looks like Oliver with a beard on. What's that supposed to prove?""And look," Henry said, "There's a large dog paw print on it. Why does it say, Wanted?"Mr. Zeke took a second glance at his great Maths test. His...
Weekly Contest #350
Mysteries evolve and need solving. The lads enjoyed their trip to Eastville Shopping Complex. After Simon bought some late lunch for Oliver and Henry, they all went to the sports store to buy Oliver's state of the art joggers. They were all growing boys, their feet did keep growing too, quite fast. They finally wandered off to where Oliver's parents picked them up. No one let on about Simon meeting Poppy, that was a real secret, kept private between the boys.Sunday passed quietly, quite normally, so Oliver tried to put the Hidden Hound from ...
Weekly Contest #349
Rhiannon had been totally blindsided by her unexpected reduncancy. She was always regarded as one of the rising stars in her field of expertise. Until that afternoon, she had an acknowledged position in her career as a loans officer for a major bank in her land. Unfortunately, one by one, the branches had been closing down. No one, including Rhiannon, had been too keen to read the writing on the wall. The finance industry had been increasingly conducted online, as the digital world had centralized the roles of staff at any level.More than th...
Weekly Contest #348
Strangely, by the time Oliver and Henry had finished breakfast the next morning, the early fog had been wafted away by a sunny breeze. Saturday was for tennis. Oliver's coach had been trying to correct his footwork as he served. Oliver and Henry were playing in a doubles match to see it they were improving. Simon somehow won his vital contest against an older boy in Year 10. Oliver was excited, walking across the grassy park to the centre court. Henry could be very speedy around the court. Their parents were ready on the sidelines, with a co...
Weekly Contest #347
Another week had finished for Oliver and Henry. They were both 11 years old, and lived in the same street, only two doors away from each other. They had long ago become best friends in their first year at Eastville Holy Catholic School, which was right around the corner. It was a very handy place to muck around in on the weekends, in between Oliver's tennis lessons. He liked sports, and was not too bad at dreaming to be a Grand Slam Tennis champion, holding up a trophy. Because it was Friday night, Henry was having a sleepover at Oliver's. H...
Weekly Contest #346
Love might make her heart sing, but Jodi woke up on her milestone birthday, and sighed deeply. Here she was, now forty years old. She did not need to peek in the mirror to check the glowing wrinkles which crinkled around her eyes. Jodi tried not to fret, but she knew she had to front up to her mother's emotional blackmail, and script reading about her grandchildren. Jodi realised she did not have to keep thinking the same thoughts, and making the same responses. She just did, she felt trapped in a web of manipulation and comparison with her ...
Weekly Contest #345
" 'Twas all a tale of Kismet, her one true love finally met...." Rochelle was trying to write a light romance, with some magical love potions and bewitching spells changing the progress of true love. She hoped it would appeal to her age group of fiction fans, purely for a chick market. Rochelle was well aware that males preferred a graphic, hands on approach for a chick, whereas the young woman expected timeless texts and hearts emojis from their males, with flowers and promises with dutiful phone chats."Maybe I have dud expectations of Todd...
Weekly Contest #344
After the roaring success of Romance Services, the three members of Wizard Enterprises settled themselves. Jarryd was still keen on studying marketing or advertising one day, while Todd was focused on developing more new ideas to make money. He was so attractive, but kept himself aloof from teenage girly fans. Some of them had taken to following him home from secondary school, like junior groupies, but he took it in his stride.Rochelle, on the other hand, was trying to rise above teenage emotions. She did secretly wonder if she would know w...
Weekly Contest #343
Essentially, the three founding members of Wizard Enterprises had hatched a hopeful plan. It was something different from Rochelle's daily routine. As Spring was approaching, it was time for school dances, for social meetings. Teenage girls really wanted to meet and greet a date.Rochelle, the witchy woman of high school, was a much needed key player for Todd and Jarryd, due to her developing magic skills. The three potential leaders of witchcraft of the future had been plotting their scheme in the after-school library club. Mrs. Haggle had t...
Weekly Contest #342
"Valentine's Day is tomorrow! We can look forward to that," Danielle's boss said. His eyes were smiling after his medical receptionist had farewelled the last client and sprog for the day. Then Dr. Benevolent asked, "What treats are you going to bring for St. Valentine?"Danielle laughed, "I have surprises in store."The good doctor, aka the town pediatrician, continued, "Romance might be in the air for you too."Danielle just grimaced, saying, "I don't think so. Gals my age have to be realistic. Right now, I look like Ugly Betty."The doctor sm...
Weekly Contest #341
The weeks had galloped by until Brandon's older sister was married. She made a beautiful bride, the church was awash with white flowers, and blessings of good wishes. His family held the front pews, appearing in force, in all their very best clothes. Perfume filled the air, as his eyes gazed across the aisles to spot a chick he slightly knew. Her name was Shania ,her face was smiling and beautiful, lit by the happy candles shining on such a lucky day. Brandon was instantly in love, but he had this would not be an easy path.The reception was ...
Weekly Contest #340
Tamika was really enjoying the new freedom. Her E scooter was travelling quite fast, as she sped along the pavement. Her big brother, Brock, was always ahead of her on his E bike, leading her again. He was fourteen years old, having a 'difficult' stage, into screen time and basketball.Zooming on their new wheels made them both smile, it was cool to enjoy this happy time while they were free were on holidays from school. Brock liked to think he was a lady's man. Tamika did not really like his choice in girlfriends, but he usually dropped the...
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