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Weekly Contest #242
Converging Lines “Hi.” “Oh. Hello.” “I noticed you sitting here a few minutes ago and, well, you’re still here.” “That’s true. You see, I’m watching that museum janitor to see how long it will be before he moves.” “Ah. That janitor with the broom?” “Yes.” “I’m sorry to tell you, but that janitor is a very realistic statue.” “No!” “Yes. The first time I was here he, er, that is, it fooled me too.” “That explains a lot.” “That it fooled me?” “No. It explains why he doesn’t move. Now I want to get a closer look. Wanna come with me?” “I do.” Th...
Weekly Contest #95
He had seen a wide variety of restroom door designations over the years. Men’s and women’s, boys’ and girl’s, cowboys’ and cowgirls’, and even cows’ and bulls’. He had seen photos of a figure wearing a dress and one wearing pants. He’d seen a lion with a mane and one without a mane. There had been the names for men and women in various languages. One western-themed restaurant even had a pistol for one door and a holster for the other. Due to the burgeoning numbers of sex and gender designations, one restaurant had gutted both bathrooms and ...
Weekly Contest #93
Shy and Retiring By Peter Wallace “I don’t want to go.” “You have to go.” “But, I really don’t want to go.” “I understand what you’re saying, but you really have to go.” It was a standoff. Percy, named after former Illinois Republican Senator Charles Percy, was an introvert. A shy introvert. A shy introvert who hated going to events like parties, especially if they were parties for him. He was a shy, party and attention-hating introvert who hated his name. His actual name was Percival Peterson. People, he learned at an early age, fou...
Some Party By Peter Wallace “You don’t expect to see that…” “What’s that, Honey?” “A pair of women’s underpants stuffed into a beer cup.” “It makes you wonder…” “Yeah. It really does. That was some party!” Luisa picked up a pill of unknown origin from the floor, holding it between her thumb and forefinger to analyze the specimen. “I wonder what kind of pill this is?” “Well, you could take it and find out…” “Sure. Great idea, Dave.” “You, my friend, are welcome! Did you see my mom last night? She was on a roll. She should know by n...
Weekly Contest #92
Good Morning By Peter Wallace Walter had a hunch it wouldn’t be long. He didn’t feel any pain, which meant that the dose of morphine he was on must be pretty high. It was more than they’d give to someone who would possibly have a risk of developing an opioid addiction. In other words, someone who might live. He, his wife, and his doctor agreed six months before that continuing to treat the tumors wouldn’t improve his chances of recovery, which, apparently, were near zero. To that point the treatments had been pretty rough, so the strategy c...
Weekly Contest #91
Write about a character stumbling upon a library book that changes the course of their life, for better or worse. Submitted by Peter Wallace – peterwallace@litewire.net Must Musty. That’s what the smell was. Musty. What was must? Was it like moist dust? No matter. He’d look it up later on his phone. His phone. The indispensable tool for everyone under a hundred years old, and yet, here he was, in the ancient town library with the lions in front, doing research for a social studies report for Miss Darlington. Darlington was the youngest o...
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