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Submitted to Contest #299
I surveyed the crowd in front of me. Fifty, maybe sixty people. A far cry from the big venues that sold out twice over, when I was touted as the next big thing. It was easy to blame it on the age of social media and short attention spans, and say I was a victim of circumstance. But there were plenty of comedians like me who were doing just fine. The truth was that I was becoming lazy. Lazy and unoriginal.The warm-up guy had done his thing, and the room had been lubricated with a mixture of well-timed jokes and the cheap booze the venue used ...
Submitted to Contest #291
23 JanuaryDear Granny Squeak,Your advice was very helpful. I am enjoying the new class, so thanks. I’ve also recently started therapy. My guidance counsellor recommended it. He said it would help me gain an understanding of myself. I’ve had a few sessions already and am looking forward to the next.I feel like I can tell you anything. You always give great advice. Not like mum. She doesn’t care at all. Dad said she will kill herself from the drinking one day. Last time I saw her she was passed out with an empty bottle of vodka next to her. It...
Submitted to Contest #290
Laura and I didn’t live together. She lived the van life. In her Volkswagen T6 Transporter. It wasn’t the iconic Volkswagen, that was the Westfalia. They stopped making them a long time ago. You can still find them, but they need a lot of maintenance. She’d converted hers herself. Well, she certainly designed it. May have got someone else to do the heavy lifting. The first date we had was at a rustic country pub in Cheshire and she’d turned up in Betty, whose exterior exuded Mother Nature with her mottled hues of greens and browns. She’d joi...
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