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002 - O.W.L.

 “Knock when the boss heads back.” Alma stood wide eyed while Tyrone slipped into the office and stepped towards the computer. A shake of the mouse revealed a screen saver image of orange and black butterflies. Smirking, Tyrone entered “Manoarchs100.” Into the password. A second password block the access to the emails. Tyrone’s eyes roamed the screen for clues, noticing an old email was queued to the top with the subject, ”Town on Friday. 2 nights stay. Back on Friday?” “Fr1day1sh0rse!” let him into the system. Tyrone searched for the email from him proving he had written the recently acclaimed article. The file labeled Originals was password protected with a bizarre riddle. Tyron blanked. Knowing time was precious he opened a chat on with O.W.L. (Online Writing Lab) and typed out, “What is the shortest sentence in the English language?” “Go.” Pinged back. Tyrone entered capital ‘g’, zero, period. His original email and the attached article, “Magic Mirrors – Revealing True Selves,”...

001 - But I Love You

He wanted to tell him how much he loved him, but his bowels demanded to be emptied - right then. Instead of reciprocating, Logan lurched from the couch and slammed the bathroom door as he fought his pants open and down his thighs. He was barely seated on the toilet before the auditory ejection filled the bathroom. Logan’s groans contrasted with the silence beyond the door. Through the space came four timid words that contained all his boyfriend’s uncertainty. "Logan, are you okay?” “This is not the way I wanted to tell you,” followed by flatulence, “but I love you too.”  *** Prompt: "He wanted to tell him how much he loved him but..." by "Welcome to Writing Exercises."