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Submitted to Contest #38
“Damn,” I mutter, twiddling the knobs of my cooker. Why couldn’t I cook anything? My dad would be laughing at me now, at my failed attempt to cook baked beans on toast; steam is billowing from the saucepan which holds the burnt beans and the toast under the grill is black like charcoal. This evening I hadn’t been able to resort to my usual microwaveable meal: unfortunately, the microwave is busted after one too many of those. So here I am, with my dilapidated cooking utensils, cursing whichever sod made kids leave home. Whoever he is, I’ll f...
Submitted to Contest #35
It is spring, and yet I am stuck in winter. Or maybe an autumnal bog, unable to escape from the doom of the upcoming months. Coronavirus is brandishing a dark cloud above everyone’s head, and its contents have only just started to spill onto the world; there is more to come.It is evening as I stroll through my local park. Or perhaps stroll is the wrong word – dawdle? Lollop? Drift? A verb that embodies my gloom would be most appropriate. I am tired, but this is the sole exertion of my day; I am outside yet I feel trapped; I am emotionally dr...
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