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Submitted to Contest #38
John Winthorp returned the stare from the squirrel outside his office window. He must have been looking at it for a while because he suddenly became aware of his boss’s voice calling his name through the computer speakers. He shook his head and breathed out a laugh after everyone else on the group video chat did first. “John, over here, buddy,” Luke Blasic said from the window on the bottom left. “I’d ask what you think of Stacy’s proposal, but I’m pretty sure you missed it.” “I’m really sorr...
Submitted to Contest #34
Susan Sommer thought to lower her skirt just as she heard the doorknob twist. She remembered that the cuts on the inside of her left thigh were lower than usual because she fumbled the box cutter after leaving just a little too much lotion on her hand. Typically, she used a single razor blade and held it between two steady fingers like a normal person, but she wasn’t thinking clearly tonight because she was in a rush. It was game night at Jerry and Donna’s, the first one she promised to attend in almost a year, and she didn’t want to be late...
Shortlisted for Contest #33 ⭐️
$1635 was a hefty price for a couch that didn’t match the rest of the living room. Knowing it was 30% off retail didn’t provide much comfort either. “Fuck,” Ken Whitmore muttered. George, his neighbor that helped place it, glanced at him. “What?” “I should have bought it in teal. Bunt sienna is too over-powering.” “I think it looks fine,” George said. “I think it looks funny,” Ken replied. George squinted, trying see what his friend saw. “I don’t know. I guess it’s a little brighter than everything else in the room but who cares? It’s a grea...
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