Great writing as usual.

The legend states that Ivan the Terrible poked the eyes of the architect who built Saint Basil's cathedral to make sure he won't build another one like this or better. Though this might be a made-up as

You have intrigued me in your second paragraph. In the beginning, "The English teacher was a well-dressed man." Yet in the end, it seems she was a woman. "She always had a jacket."

You've got me intrigued with this paragraph. On one hand "The English teacher was a well-dressed man." However, later in the paragraph, you wrote "She always had a jacket on". So was

Hi, I missed your December contest. Is there a January contest? Or am I still on?

Sorry about it, buddy. Wish you all the best.

Thanks!

Hi, @tristancarax, @marcoriccardi, @bananafish Can you plz tell me when is the new contest? I have a lot of work nowadays and am afraid to miss the announcement. Thanks!

Congrats to all! When is the next contest?

Точно. Этот рассказ был бы представлен доказательством белой привелегии, расизма и насилия белого патриархата над цветными.

Fun, fun, fun, and more fun. Better fate for brotherhood? That depends on whether people would be willing to feed them with hamburgers and french fries. :)

You actually need more than a few days just to adapt to the pace of the environment and then several more, to truly appreciate everything it has to offer you. So how deep were you able to dive into this

Likewise, the inability of working together effectively is one of the most critical aspects of any unsuccessful community member. 😞

Рассказ Лондона не читал. Просто подумал что бы реально произошло. Этакое "страусиное сердце" )) Жизнь Эму имеет значение. Наверное такой рассказ выиграет. Я же уже получил пять баксов . Это

Got it. Fulled me. That means it was convincing. )

Where is it? What country?

Here is my entry

Thank you! Appreciate it! )))

Thank you! Yes, I could have. However, I think the continuation is sort of implied, and even in this chopped up version, I, alas, exceeded the contest word limit. )))

Hello @bananafish! Here is my entry. Good Luck, everybody!