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Submitted to Contest #322
“How can something so simple be this hard?” Cal muttered to himself. He rested his elbows on the desk, stared at the computer screen, and shook his head. He had entered the Reedsy Short Story competition, thinking that writing a short story would be easy. But after days of racking his mind for an idea, his computer screen stared back at him with a blank expression, mocking his frustration with a blinking cursor. He’d have more success getting through to his telco and asking if they’d assist him move to another provider! His wife, Maggie, cal...
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