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Weekly Contest #348
Who are you? The answer is a stain too potent to purge. It’s one I can’t bring myself to acknowledge out loud, but everyone else seems to have naturally accepted. I remain in this abyss without him forever. The realization haunts me like a murky, thick sludge I can’t wash away: the stench is always present, always hovering like a ghost over my shoulder. Widow. The word wears me like a black canvas, masked in dark clothes and deep creases on my face. In the mirror’s reflection, the lids of my eyes sag, lifeless and flat like the satin blouse...
Weekly Contest #347
Fact: the middle seat is the least preferred spot on a plane for most people. Except for me. In my mind, the gap between the aisle and the window is an open runway, ready for conversation. But as I’ve reminded myself several times on the metro to Dulles airport this morning, today will be different. I will not pester anyone on this flight. No personal details will be shared on my podcast. Today, I’m simply a Delta passenger. Destination Charleston. Over the last six years, I’ve lost count of how many departures I’ve taken out of DC, the birt...
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