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Weekly Contest #361
Content warning: illness and end-of-life themes. My dear old friend, I’m sorry I’m writing instead of calling. I know, I know. Very dramatic of me. Also very old-fashioned. And, considering I have never been especially good at writing letters, slightly reckless. You’d have laughed at the number of times I started this and crossed out the first line. Apparently there is no graceful way to begin a letter like this. I tried “How are you?” but that felt rude, since I’m not exactly leaving room for you to answer. I tried “I hope you’re well,” whi...
Weekly Contest #357
Content warning: Animal death, betrayal by a parental figure, and themes of emotional manipulation. Story is told from the innocent, childlike perspective of the victim.The Human She Called DadMe and dad stand at the very top of the hill, the tallest one near the city, and down below everybody is happy.I can hear the bells from up here. They are the big temple ones that only ring on special days, and they are all going at the same time. Under the bells there are people, so many people, out in the streets and up on the roofs and squished into...
Weekly Contest #355
INMATE FOUND DEAD IN CELL: Ellis Rucker, 28, found unresponsive in his cell at Kessler Correctional early Thursday. Prison officials say foul play has not been ruled out. Clara read it twice. Then she set her phone face-down on the nightstand and lay there staring at the ceiling for a long time, listening to nothing at all until the silence became unbearable and she got up. These days it feels like she just wants to sleep forever. There were arrangements to make. The funeral home was called Hendricks & Sons. It was beige and carpeted and...
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