sad clown paradox_Hello..Hello..Hello..?_Letter Treasure_Tick, Tock
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sad clown paradox
The metal arm from the airport chair left a red welt under Joel’s knee where his cargo shorts failed to provide cover. It was the dull pain that woke him in time to hear the ending of an announcement. He tucked his feet under his seat and searched his shorts for the loading ticket, after four pockets he found it wrapped in a wrinkled Wendy’s napkin. He compared the gate number on the ticket with the painted numbers above the flat screen monitor on the wall. A4, A4、“Excuse me.” He leaned across the aisle and addressed a young man who had his legs crossed and a sudoku puzzle resting on his lap. ...
Hello..Hello..Hello..?
I don’t usually receive or entertain calls from unknown numbers, but that fateful day I did, when I got that call. I usually have no patience when it comes to unknown calls, but the familiar voice made me stop for a moment and hear him out. He called out my name and I immediately identified the voice which I was hearing after 20 years. There were multiple thoughts running over my mind,” Would mom want me to talk to him? Would she hate me if she got to know I spoke to him? What does he even have to say to me now? How did he get my number? He is sick? Or dying? Does he need any financial help? D...
Letter Treasure
Max tugged on his blanket that was falling off his shoulder and pulled it closer. He sat in front of his laptop on his usual Saturday morning, writing and working on his book, trying like hell to get out of the funk he was in; grunting through trying to find the right words. He stopped, put his head in his hands and sighed. He turned around to look out the window behind him, watching people in the courtyard: a couple walking hand in hand, an elderly man feeding pigeons, and kids playing in the park. People seemed happy even in the cold fall weather; anything that would jar a thought, image, an...
Tick, Tock
You know you don’t have the luxury of time. You have 10 seconds remaining. Decisions like this seem to be easy for everyone else. Why are you so indecisive? Constantly second-guessing yourself? Do you or don’t you? Will you or won’t you? And it’s not just now, with this decision, it’s every single little thing and every single big thing. You stress before, during and after all decisions, bar none. Sometimes for days, sometimes for weeks, often even for years. Remember the time in high school you had to decide what sport activity to sign up for? You vacillated, back and forth between surfing a...