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The Writer's Block
Twice a week, I get a prompt and give myself no more than one hour to write a creative response to it. Then I publish, regardless of quality.
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Tattoo
The Uncool Man stumbles into the Underground carriage on the Jubilee line at Waterloo station. His purple earphones dangle from his ears...
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Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Graduation
This is it. The moment that the last 3 years have led up to. The last 21 years even. As I walk across the stage, I'm conscious that this...
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Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Orthodontics
She appeared around the corner, Godzilla herself. She stomped down the corridor with the heavy step of an angry bull. The drool slid from...
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Aug 10, 20184 min read
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Baby
At first she seemed quite fascinated with me. At least that's what her parents kept telling me. My little cousin was plonked on my lap,...
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Aug 10, 20182 min read
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Fireworks
Madame Mavelle's brothel had a reputation for being the most extravagant in Nevada. It was aggressively marketed to old fortune brats,...
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Aug 10, 20184 min read
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Ghost
Footsteps. Slow, steady footsteps, up the stairs. I've lived in this house for 14 years, I know how many steps there are in the stairway...
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Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Foot In The Mouth
Thing about alcohol is it makes you really honest. Like, too honest. There's an amount of drunkenness which comes after tipsy but before...
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Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Flirting
Oh God, she's touching my arm. Does that mean she's into me? Or is it just a friendly gesture and who am I to presume that she's into me...
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Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Ransom Note
Gerald is in his study, putting together a model boat in a glass bottle at his desk. He delicately places on the masts with a pair of...
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Aug 10, 20182 min read
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Apology
I'd like to thank everyone for coming. I will be reading a prepared statement and I will not be taking any questions afterwards. As I am...
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Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Magic
I'm pretty sure my childhood ended the moment I noticed the bunny the magician held aloft was dead. My mother showed me a local newspaper...
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Aug 10, 20183 min read
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6 Hours
Hour 1 Two men in suits in an elevator. Man #1 is pressing the first floor button repeatedly. Man #1 It's not moving. Man #2 I can see...
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Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Heist
“Why does it have to me?” Ben wailed. “You drew the short straw.” Tyler replied. “But I drew last!” It wasn't fair and Ben knew it. He...
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Aug 10, 20184 min read
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Bad Driver
“It's been while, let's see if I still remember this.” There a couple of people you don't want to hear that sentence from. Your surgeon....
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Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Facts of Life
Dad and son in car. Dad Alright things are gonna be different now. You're gonna be living on your own down there which can seem pretty...
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Aug 10, 20182 min read
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Accident Prone
“Oh, no!” He spilled his wine all over her blouse. Red wine. On a white blouse. Not good. Not good at all. She remained calm. She slowly...
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Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Disappointing Gift
The most disappointing gift I can remember getting was given to me as a child for Christmas although my reaction to it says more about me...
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Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Chain Reaction
Lucille thought of her father. He had never reached this point. His whole life had been a mission which she would now accomplish. The...
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Aug 10, 20184 min read
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Short Fuse
Fred “Short Fuse” Howard was angry. Very angry. It didn't take much to set him off. The other day the power went out in the office and he...
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Aug 10, 20182 min read
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Artistic Expression
The first thing that comes to mind is something I wrote in my fifth year of primary school which puts me at about 10 years old. It was...
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Aug 10, 20183 min read
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