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Submitted to Contest #315
CW: Gun violence BIRTHDAY WISHES Theodore Henry Malone the third, nick-named Knuckles because of his history as a light heavyweight, adjusted his trouser cuffs and eased out of the Studebaker on Fourth and Main.“Wait here.”“Ok boss.”Pulling his coat close to ward off the cold of a wintry New York night, he pushed on the door. A bell tinkled softly, and a woman, mid-fifties, dowdy with hair up in a bun, came from out the back.“A dozen roses.”Knuckle’s voice was rough, guttural, a consequence of his failed career as a boxer. The woman could se...
Submitted to Contest #314
BARK Tv screens flickered like party lights behind plumed curtains as the echoing of vicious barking cracked the silence of Anzac Road. One or two faces appeared, ghostly apparitions floating at windows. A man came out in a singlet and board shorts that hung loosely, smoking a cigarette and complaining about the noise.“Go back inside, sir.”“What the hell is going on?”“We have a situation.”Shaking his balding head, the man spat onto the footpath, the spume sizzling on the hot concrete.“Bloody dog. I keep telling the old bugger to keep it tied...
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