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Submitted to Contest #305
The Smarter Choice I made a life changing decision a long time ago. I found myself at a crossroads in the middle of a below freezing winter night, I was on my way home, and I met someone. He was hanging out at the corner watching the gusts of snow. As I got closer, he said ‘hi’, and I said it back. Neither of us seemed to be in a hurry to get anywhere. So we stood on the sidewalk talking for a while and casually eating my left-overs from the bistro down the street. I had just left what was supposed to be an “anniversary dinner”, though I a...
Finishing Nail John was preoccupied. He had to work from home today, again, because his daughter was sick. His boss was sick of it. This had already happened on two other occasions this month and a deadline was looming. He reached for another file while keeping his eyes on the screen. He yanks it from the bottom of the stack and hurriedly opens it just as his full cup of coffee lands on the floor spraying him and the light grey carpet with a heavy dose of caffeine. “Shit.” He had run into the other room to check something real ...
Submitted to Contest #283
When A Tree Falls In The Woods Once upon a time that no one can agree upon, there was a toy maker who made toys from debris he found. One day he happened to stumble across the remains of a downed tree. He found a few decent sized pieces and returned home, all the while keeping an eye out for other treasures. One of these pieces of wood has a story you probably know all too well. The toy that wants to be a boy. The trouble is, they got it WRONG. You can rationalize it all you like, but this is 1% closer to what real...
Look Where You Are Going The Christmas crowd staying in the little wood cabin that the family stayed in every year had been outgrown by the amount of family arriving later December. Tim needed either a change of scenery or maybe just a quiet moment, so he decided to go for a walk. He had not hiked through these woods in years, but it was a fairly clear if not overcast day. The trees swayed slightly and all in all it seemed like a mediocre hiking day. He started looping around the yard and then decided to go deeper into t...
Submitted to Contest #279
Content warning: body horror, violence, manipulation I crawl out of bed as the sun comes up, my new position at work makes me want to go in as much as it makes me want to crawl back into bed and hide. I have always been rather soft spoken and a bit of a wallflower. I remember having been called ‘mousy’ on more than one occasion. Maybe getting out there and doing more public speaking and management will pull my head out of the sand. “Head of Produce at the Ga...
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