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Submitted to Contest #186
He’s not the man of my dreams. Far from it, he’s not really like any person I could have ever conjured up. He seemed so quiet when we met, but I know now that is not the case. He can speak for hours on politics, on history, on the current state of the world. He doesn’t judge me when I cry over earthquakes, famines or children left without their families. He doesn’t hold me either. He learns about the things that hurt me, he does his best to find ways to help. Sometimes, that just means listening as I choke out the same “it’s just not fair”s ...
Submitted to Contest #125
This story will not teach you the lesson you expect, nor the one I believe you’ve come here to learn. For that, I cannot say I apologize and I hope you’ll understand why once you’ve made your way through this mess. I will say this: I believe you are in the right place and should take the time to listen rather than rushing off to wherever you were headed prior to finding yourself here, with me, in this cold place we cannot name and perhaps does not exist. I can’t explain who I am, but it really isn’t important because I will tell you who I am...
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