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Submitted to Contest #297
Death was late for his appointment with me, again. I’d asked him so many times to put me out of my misery, but he’d always come up with some excuse when the time came: “I have a headache”, “The weather is bad”, “Jupiter is not in alignment”. After all the words I’d written in his favor, his continual snubbing made me question the depth of our relationship. And here I was again, waiting, when I knew he wouldn’t come. Well, maybe a part of me thought it would be different this time, based on our last conversation over the phone: “It’s been fi...
Submitted to Contest #296
Charlie dangled his legs over the edge of the bridge as he played. In each hand he held a figurine. The left was called Blane and the right, Count Dukov. They had been forced to fight for the last half hour. Charlie now offered a reprieve to the tired soldiers – a chance to talk through their differences. Blane was given a heroic all-American accent and Count Dukov that of a sinister broadly-European Machiavellian which the 10-year-old boy was too young to consider offensive. Count Dukov spoke first:“You fight well, Mr. Blane. I have at last...
Shortlisted for Contest #295 ⭐️
Alfric met a beaming Samuel outside the cloister. “Blessed day Samuel. You look well.” “Alfric, my friend, I want to show you something.” “What is it? Where?” “Follow me.” Alfric followed Samuel, who led him to his cell and pulled out an apple from under his pillow. He presented it to Alfric: “Here!” “An apple?” “Yes. But not just any apple. This is The Apple of Happiness!” “A happy apple?” “No, an apple that makes you happy.” “So, you eat the apple and you become happy?” “No, you don’t need to eat it - you just think about it and ...
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