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Submitted to Contest #288
I like how the air breathes on my skin during my long walks. I once tried to explain it to Joan but she only crinkled her nose at me in that way that told me that I had just said something unusual. I myself found it unusual that I have no problem sharing my thoughts and feelings openly until someone else appears to receive them poorly. In most cases I don’t care, why should I? Once I share, the thoughts and feelings don’t belong to me, I’m not responsible for them. In the case of Joan, though, I feel that annoying itch of sadness behind my s...
Submitted to Contest #278
There was something uniquely enraging about seeing the bold and insistent text of an unread email. Em had naively thought pivoting away from a typical corporate environment would free her from the weighted dread of a full inbox, pointedly mundane in its begging to be managed, crowded with promotional calls-to-action, patronizing tips for Monetizing Your Creative Spirit, and outdated horoscopes. Em had mastered selective blindness for such things, though, making the one email from an unfortunately familiar and ancient name all the more impud...
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