Lonnie West

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“Whiplash Visions” by Lonnie West

Submitted to Contest #22

The E-train was already full when the doors opened, but Thomas was pushed in by the impatient platform crowd. The doors attempted to close 3 times as the crowd shouldered in, then closed. Thomas hated New Years Eve in New York. Shoulder-to-shoulder in a stale car rank with the smell of impatient passengers, he scanned the car making sure not to stare at anyone. Ads covered the walls of the car showing him products and services to fill deficiencies he didn’t realize he had. Only a couple passengers were looking around. Everyone else’s eyes we...

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When I was 7 years old I got a typewriter for Christmas and said that I would be a writer one day when I got old. It's been almost 50 years since then, so I figure I'm old now.