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Writing Isn’t for the Faint of Heart
RWDrabble 2.0.088 | Puncture
Today’s random word is puncture; the twist is to include two lines of rhyming verse.
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It was that time again. Francis begged her boss to dismiss her from the Red Cross certification course, citing learning about punctures made her stomach turn, but her pleas fell on deaf ears.
He said, “You never know when trauma will find its way here. Employed at a clinic is messy, my dear.”
What did her manager mean? Working for a business that ran writing clinics was hardly dangerous, yet Frances recently noticed the creative clientele fainting. The ambulance visited daily, carting authors away.
After further investigation, she learned that the sensitive writers suffered significant editorial cuts, warranting urgent care.
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