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Weekly Contest #293
To Love Somebodyby Octavia Kuransky “So, you didn’t see that?” “No, didn’t see anything.” And June, in the passenger seat of the car, interrupted in her day’s make-up ritual, throws her hands in the air forgetting that she still holds an uncapped tube of lipstick in #107 Orange. The colored stick tip drags across the rough, felt cover overhead of the car. “Guess you don’t see that either?” “See what?” “The big orange smear you just drew on my overhead.” “It’s not bad. No one will notice.” June runs a corrective fingernail around the edge...
Weekly Contest #268
by Octavia Kuransky Sylvia had been lying to her therapist for weeks now. The agreement had been that she would tell her therapist everything and always the truth. But she – Sylvia – had set aside this agreement from the start. She had not only lied, she had also hid things. For example, there was the glass of wine she swallowed along with her antidepressant. Strictly warned against. Then there was the stealing which Sylvia had not copped to at all. “How are the meds treating you?” the therapist asked. “You’re remembering not to tak...
Weekly Contest #216
Risk Management Octavia Kuransky It’s funny what you’ll do when you’re desperate. Well not funny. Funny is not the word. Interesting. Sometimes shocking. It depends on the nature of the desperation. What you will do, I mean. How far you will go. It depends on the nature of the desperation, also maybe your age, your race, your gender. But, by way of example, let’s say you’re broke. A certain kind of person of a certain background will - let’s say - eat the tough part of ...
Weekly Contest #166
By: Octavia KuranskyBefore I begin, there are a few things you need to know. I am average. Average weight – hippy but average weight. Single.Not young. Never spent a night in jail. But in 1993 – I killed a man. I was never caught. Questioned but never brought to justice so to speak. And with that in mind, I can begin. Why am I telling you this? Because I am thinking to do it again.See, the first time I killed a man it was really an accident. We were standing on his veranda, leaning on a thin wrought iron rail that was really too fr...
Weekly Contest #154
Raining, but Gently a short story by Octavia Kuransky 2250 words Grace could not find the match to her black shoe. The T-strap in patent, not the sling back with the gold heel. She was on her knees now digging through the bottom of the closet. Fingering the shoe boxes now on the closet shelf. Now under the bed, under the makeup chair, under the bureau. She was running late and in just a few minutes it would be too late. She didn’t feel too bad about it. She didn’t want to go anyway. It was an obligation type thing. An acquaintance she was ...
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