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Weekly Contest #377
CW: Death, grief "Look, Dad, there's our box!" "Yes, son, there it 'tis!" In our Cockney lilt, we'd excitedly notice when we'd hustle, bike, or drive past that phone box on the corner. It was a joyful tradition that lasted decades, until his final stroke. Our Box was a common red British telephone booth located a block from our house in a town near London. It was our Phone Box because it was the one we'd call Grandma from when our party line at home was busy. It was our Telephone Box because when it rained between my school and home, we'd ...
Weekly Contest #93
"Donde esta Mama Faustina?" I ask shyly, as I buy a toy from the children selling hats and finger puppets. I speak just enough broken Spanish to confuse the locals, and I hope that my use of words for "where is?" is accepted. Pointing earnestly, the kids must have understood, for they eagerly guide me in the direction of a tinny-sounding parade. I was late joining the others in the courtyard and became disappointed to find my friends were no longer lingering. Feeling disconnected, I step through the doorway out to the road. I hear music tra...
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