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Cathy Ramos

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The Innkeeper's Soup

Cathy Ramos

Submitted to Contest #277

I have no idea how long I've been here, but it feels as though years have passed. I don't sleep. I don't eat. I only cook.The witch who has me in her involuntary employ is an unusually ugly woman, with a face so grotesque it's almost comical. She wears an outdated, massive escoffion atop her head that doesn't detract from the unsightliness of her face, but it does distract from it. Her clothes are ridiculously ornate. Lace and silk, brocade and taffeta, in a myriad of colors and textures that hurt the eye. The clashing prints do a fine ...

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Trapped in Reflection

Cathy Ramos

Submitted to Contest #275

She's back. She followed me here, to this cheap hotel in San Diego. I knew, when I saw the view outside my second floor window of the dirty, puddle-strewn rooftop below, she'd be there. She's pacing and muttering. At least she hasn't looked at me yet. I could close the blinds. But if I get too close to the window, she'll talk to me, and I hate when she talks to me. I should call Dr. Devlin and let him know that the Thorazine isn't working. Time to try the next med. As I'm considering whether it's worth picking up the phone to make the ...

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Holiday To-Do List

Cathy Ramos

Submitted to Contest #230

(Sensitive content: heavy drinking, unhinged behavior. A few swear words peppered here and there. It's the holidays, after all.)Holiday To-Do ListDay 1Go to bank, close mutual fund, transfer to checking accountGo to East Valley mall for siblings (Reference links they provided)-Lindsay - diamond tennis bracelet from Rothschilds, $750-Tasha - Dutch oven set from Posh Pantry, $728-Dean - Box of Cuban cigars, $763 -Donny - Bottle of Darach scotch, $730At the Smoke and Spirits shop, pick up Xmas dinner wine:-1 case of New Zealand Sauvigon Bl...

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