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Weekly Contest #140
Every once in a while, I get a whiff of a peculiar mint odor. Not any mint will do the trick, only menthol. And not menthol in any form, it has to be mixed with another scent. Something undistinguishable. Despite being busy or otherwise preoccupied, a hand reaches down, yanks me by the back of my shirt, and shuttles me back to a time I’d rather not revisit. I was in the back seat of Grandma’s car. Since she shared it with my uncle Mark, his stuff was littered about the floor and back seat. A red and white Playmate cooler rested behind the ...
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