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Submitted to Contest #87
I hate surprises. I hate it when people scare me. I hate it when I get pranked. So, I guess it makes sense that I really, really hate April Fool’s Day. My dad loved pulling pranks on people. And I was always first in the firing line. His pranks were not in any way harmful. To be honest, it was quite endearing. One year my dad phoned me to tell me I should go outside to see all the hundreds of lovely color...
Submitted to Contest #82
It is May 1999 and John is lost. Again. It is the fifth time this week that he gets lost on his way to a client. As a financial advisor who meets clients at their homes or in coffee shops, John travels a lot and sees at least three clients a day. But he is not good at reading maps. Or following directions. John is not one of those...
Submitted to Contest #81
Trying to avoid getting her hair wet, Joanne ducks into the warm coffee shop. The weather prediction indicated it would be a cold and rainy day, but with the sun shining brightly when she went out to the train station, she completely forgot to take an umbrella. Getting off the train, she has to walk about five blocks to her workplace and with Murphy being his omnipresent self, that was exactly wh...
Submitted to Contest #80
Jane and her mother sat transfixed in front of the computer screen; the blood drained from their faces. Neither said a word. This is not at all what they were expecting when they woke up this morning, excited to see their brother and son. Watching a comet collide with Mars and obliterate all life is not something one expects to see on a random Wednesday morning. Gr...
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