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Weekly Contest #374
Some people collected keychains. Others collected magnets, shot glasses or little spoons from places they couldn’t remember visiting. Beth collected matchbooks. Usually small and free, marked with the name of a place she had been. Chicago’s hotel bar. A roadside diner in a quaint town. The New Orleans jazz club she stayed in for exactly forty-three minutes because the saxophonist was terrible. A small, dusty Maine tavern, where the bartender told her, without her asking, that his wife was having an affair. Every matchbook had a story. Th...
Weekly Contest #290
Is there anything more powerful, more moving than the ocean? Standing on the balcony of a modest motel at the Jersey Shore, I marveled at its beauty, peace, and strength. This isn't the Jersey Shore made famous by MTV— the one filled with endless partying and chaos. This is the quiet kind of place where multi-generational families gather to enjoy the sun, sand, waves, a pool, and simple, clean rooms. The year my grandfather passed away, my Mom, Grandma, and I started what would become a new tradition, heading down the shore for Grandma's bir...
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