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Weekly Contest #249
I stare into my bowl of strawberry and chocolate Cheerios regretting my poor impulse control. I am the plaything of some marketer - one of the mindless consumers they likely joke about over cocktails I likely paid for. Shopping on an empty stomach is a dangerous game. It makes you more susceptible to their tricks. One small misstep leading to existential crisis. Daytime television doesn't help either. I turn the TV off.I pick up my phone. God forbid I exist for one second without a screen. It prompts me for a pass code. When did it stop...
Weekly Contest #248
Warning: Contains substance abuse and violence."The most divided town in the country" is a common saying in these parts. We believe it wholeheartedly - just like all the others who claim the same. In its retelling we reinforce it, perpetuate it and have made it manifest in our physical and emotional geography. Ours is truly a tale of two towns. There is no fraternity, and few neutral spaces save those that straddle no-man's-land. Places where we forget what divides us for a time to indulge in our vices. The warning signs of segregation are w...
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