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Submitted to Contest #232
The last glow of sunset faded quickly in the deep shadows of the woods. Two lost hikers, one with his leg in a crude splint, held their breath as they tried to strike their last three matches. The first fell apart in a smear. The second wouldn’t light no matter how many times it struck the matchbook. Mike held up the final match.“Careful! Don’t waste it!”“Who knows how long they’ve been in the back of my wallet, they might not be any good anymo- Ah!”The final match burst to life with a hiss.Mike cupped a hand around the newborn flame as he g...
Submitted to Contest #231
New Year’s resolutions: 1) Fix up the house and make it homier. Yellow paint would really brighten up the kitchen. Patch up the holes in the drywall. The bedroom door needs to be replaced, the hinges aren’t any good anymore either. Have the smashed furniture hauled away and keep an eye open for good used replacements. Replace all the locks and make sure there are no spare keys anywhere. Deadbolt locks are resistant to forced entry. The French doors by the master bedroom are a problem, add a reinforcement bar and security film. Install a ho...
Submitted to Contest #218
Sensitive content note: Death referenced and some mildly icky imagery. Different species don’t smell the same when they’re dead. A long dead chicken that your dog found and rolled around in before jumping on you and your last clean shirt has a sticky, oily scent. A recently dead horse that you need to somehow load up into the back of a pickup to get rid of has a tinge of rotten grass to it, similar to a damp pile of grass clippings going rancid, at least at first. It’s like if you took a bunch of cheese slices from a charcuterie board; eac...
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