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Weekly Contest #353
Evie was only six years old the first time she met a unicorn. It was not, as she had thought, a horse with a horn on its head. Rather, it was like a horse, a goat, and a deer, all mushed together. Its legs were long and slender, with bifurcated hooves, like a deer’s. It had a mane like a horse, and horse-like eyes, all dark and soft-lashed. And it had a wispy beard and tufted hooves, like a goat. But it also had a horn, pale and keratinous, and a long tail that ended in a tuft of fur. It snorted, skittish, as Evie app...
Weekly Contest #348
The Center for Integration and Recovery is a red-brick building designed to host more patients than it’s currently managing. That means it’s trying for ‘restful and cozy’, but between the fluorescent and white hospital vibes and the hallways full of empty rooms, it lands in ‘we are one step above uncanny valley.’ Expressing this to Dr. Lovelace has changed nothing, though she does smile sympathetically. She does that a lot. “It is a new facility, and not a lot of people have had this procedure before,” she says. “Perhap...
Weekly Contest #345
There are eight objects. All of them must fit into a suitcase. The suitcase cannot exceed the dimensions of the underside of an airline seat and must weigh only twenty pounds. The first: A baby blanket. One of the edges is badly chewed. Another is stained black, and crumbles when touched. She cradles it, one hand tucked beneath, as she settles it into the corners of the suitcase. The blackened edge is gathered under, out of the way, where it will not be jostled. The second: A sewing kit. The case is battered, cracked plastic. The threads...
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