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Weekly Contest #367
TWs: Substance Abuse, Pregnancy Loss The darkened clouds were black still against the night sky. The slamming screen door fell on booze deafened ears. He was a kid again. He had to be old enough to have seen mama pass by now, but she hadn’t. He was playing cards with her at the table. The warm breeze carried the summer sun through the open kitchen windows. She was smiling. That kind of smile a mother gives a child that makes them feel like they’re the only thing in the whole world that matters. Then a truck door slams. The summer breeze...
Weekly Contest #366
Sweep and mop. Sweep and mop. Empty the cans. Wipe the smudges from the glass, the demarcation of freedom and the finger tips longing for it. They ought to bring the local law enforcement in here to practice fingerprinting. One window pane would keep a whole squad busy for a day. Getting called upstairs now. They only break my routine for a real mess. I won’t have time to finish this room before next period. I guess once I take care of this “emergency” I’ll have to move onto the lounge. I hate getting out of routine. That’s how mistakes...
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