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Submitted to Contest #305
The bridge was crowded. Not ideal, obviously. Didn’t want some do-gooder trying to stop me. The old bridge was a tourist attraction, hence the need to be here - for its symbolism. The cold grey statue that stood sentinel at the start of the curve, guarding this portal to the other side of the city, stared indifferently. Contemplating hurling yourself off? Knock yourself out. Thinking of machine-gunning down the entire crowd? Be my guest. Come to take a selfie? Cheesy, but okay I guess. I started to wonder how that would feel, to be made of s...
Submitted to Contest #300
We journey along the coast, mountains poetically blue in the distance, hillsides brittle and brown up close. Everything parched, including me. Should have bought water at the airport. Forty-eight years old and still the basics of self-care elude me. The cab is air-conditioned, but that is temporary comfort – the heat is out there, waiting to mug us all. Four hours ago I was in London, rain loud on the roofs like distant applause. Now this alternative reality, where to shower is futile and underarms drip like rain-forest canopies.I lean back ...
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