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Submitted to Contest #305
Big CornByChloé Sehr “I’m so happy to be here,” I said. “You can’t know what it means to me to be here.” What else? What else? “Let’s give another hand to my big brother, Jonah!” The crown clapped again for my very tall brother. He stood stoically stage right, broad shouldered and sunbaked. The picture of a farmer. How many more public speech clichés did I know? I needed to stall. I had not prepared. “How’s everybody doing today?” I saw my ex-girlfriend, Tabby, in the crowd. She was looking at me with a cultivated disinterest. I was pretty ...
Submitted to Contest #299
The DemonbyChloé SehrPastor Pidgeon was sitting down to dinner with his wife, Nancy. She had made his favorite dish, fried chicken with mashed potatoes and okra. Nancy was allergic to okra, so she had a little mixed green salad instead.Nancy watched her husband shovel mashed potatoes dripping with brown gravy into his mouth while he read the paper.“Dear,” she said, “The coat drive is this week. I’ll be gathering with the other ladies at the church tomorrow.”“That’s nice,” said Pastor Pidgeon, sliding an eaten chicken leg into his mouth to su...
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