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Submitted to Contest #315
TW - Themes of grief and a brief mention of substance abuse It was the 5th November 2014 - Bonfire Night for most - but for me, it was the day that I died. It was a car accident, nothing particularly special; it’s not like I took a firework to the eye or fancied myself a burning Guy Fawkes. Nope, it was just another drive home from the office where I’d spent 4 hours in back-to-back meetings, 2 hours writing a report that no one would read, and the remaining time with my monitor turned playing a bit of Mahjong. I know what you’re thinking...
Submitted to Contest #301
The flat was a mess, again. Soiled socks and shredded tissues were shoved down various furniture crevices, and make-up brushes lay strewn beneath the mirror, their tops caked in powder from the morning rush. Breadcrumbs littered the worktop from toaster to sink, and the tap dripped, and dripped, and dripped. Cat hair clung to the carpet like Velcro and mugs teetered on the edge of tables, stacked precariously atop dribbles of cold tea. Licia dropped a Tesco bag at her feet and watched as a can of beans rolled towards the table. It stopped. ...
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