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Submitted to Contest #97
How much is that doggie in the window? I thought, when we first laid eyes on him at the pet store. Well, I actually spoke this thought out loud to my wife (knowing that it was the title of a children's song written back in 1952 to annoy her) but she just laughed and rolled her eyes at me. But truly, it was love at first sight and we bought him on the spot.Blue. That was the name we gave him. Now you may ask...why Blue? Was it because he had some fascination with the color? No. Was it because he liked looking up at a blue sky? No. We decided ...
Submitted to Contest #96
Night falls over the small town of Crescent Sound. The dark form of a lone stranger slowly makes his way down the main street to the only bar in town. He walks with a limp and with each step, drags a clubfoot behind him that moves with a motion, in respect to the rest of his body, like a reluctant child being dragged off by a parent to the first day of school. The door creaks on its hinges as the visitor enters an establishment called Todd's Place - named after its owner. He limps over to the bar and asks the bartender for a shot of whiskey....
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