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Lilvia Larraga

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Weekly Contest #343

Things really couldn’t get any worse.Rain pounded the tent outside — not the sweet, cinematic kind, but a relentless downpour that flattened flowers and turned grass into mud. It wasn’t even eight in the morning. My wedding day had barely begun, and already it felt like a test.Was this an omen? Was I making a mistake?“Dear, stop worrying. It’s written all over your face,” my mother said gently. “This isn’t a sign your marriage is doomed. Brides have survived far worse weather than this.”“Mom… how did you know that’s what I was thinking?”“Bec...

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Ethel

Weekly Contest #339

There’s only one way to brew a beautiful cup of coffee, said no one ever. In recent years my collection of coffee producing contraptions has expanded to bursting at the cabinet doors. Today amidst all the chaos I chose a simple pour over carafe that is just the right size for two cups. He is sitting and waiting patiently at the small table in the corner of the kitchen. I really love that table. I spent a whole week two years ago during a hot summer choosing the olive green paint that I coated over the sanded wood twice. Today it sports...

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Colder Days

There was ice all over the window and it really bothered me. The way the crystals crept up and blurred the pane always irked me. It was like that moment when you were rushing out the door and your sweater got snagged on the door knob. You would direct all your anger toward that inanimate object and concentrate immense rage, while the doorknob gave you nothing back. Similarly, how dare this ice block my view of the beautiful outdoors after a rough night of tossing and turning. I had known it was going to snow and there would be ice on th...

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