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Submitted to Contest #299
I’ve always maintained that everything worth knowing about a man can be determined from the way he introduces himself. Strong deliberate eye contact; a firm, two-second handshake; a brief and to-the-point insertion of one’s name: ‘Charles Whitworth,’ leaving a decisive pause for them to give theirs. No ‘Pleasure to meet you’. That surely remains to be seen. Serious people don’t waste time with niceties, or small talk, or flattery. They certainly don’t worry themselves about the opinions of perfect strangers.It's for this crucial reason that...
Submitted to Contest #271
He’s been taking this journey on the Northern line for the best part of a decade now, the same seven or so stops towards Kings cross; and despite moving home and changing jobs several times, peculiarly, this one section has remained. It’s only in recent months that this routine part of his day has been injected with a dose of excitement, however. He experiences it every time he sees her, a profound, ineffable feeling that borders on mystical. While initially he thought he’d simply had too much caffeine, or not enough sleep, the sensation ha...
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