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Submitted to Contest #141
Warning: Mild Language Hey, Writing! Hey, yourself. The first review for the novel is in. And? One star. So? One. Star. From who? Leonard Bowman. It’s one critic. What Pulitzer-winning masterpiece has he written? He’s the top critic for the New York Review. His reviews are where the Next Big Things go to become the Next Big Things…or go to die. What did he say about us? My prose is infantile. The characters lack depth and personality. Had he even been mildly interested in the protagonist, his arc would have actually...
Submitted to Contest #140
Warning: dark humor, death, grief.You might think that as a funeral director, I would be completely desensitized to grief; however, between my work and my personal experience, truth be told, grief and I are uneasy partners. This is the business no one wants any part of — second only, maybe, to the IRS. But at some point, you’re going to need me or my competitors. My line of work demands a delicate balance between being business oriented, yet sensitive to my clients’ needs at a time when their lives feel entirely ...
Submitted to Contest #136
The bullpen phone rings just as my cutter settles into Johnny’s glove. He nods, but I know the ball was a little outside. I have the pitch if Johnny signals for it, but I’d rather not use it. Liggs, our bullpen coach, answers the phone, but other than his “Bullpen” greeting, he hasn’t uttered a word. The hair on the back of my neck stands up as I prepare to throw a 2 seamer. I can feel Liggs’s eyes on me. He nods and hangs up. “Turner!” This is it. The moment I’d neve...
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