Weekly Writing Challenge: The Sound of Silence

For this week’s challenge, we want you to take the theme of silence and explore it in your own way.

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I was invited to spend a day in the country with almost-friends. They held their hands out in future welcome.

“It will do you good!” they cried; “get you away from that horrible city noise you live with, all day, every day …” and they smiled, but there was an undeniable clean country air superiority framing the smiles.

I accepted because I couldn’t think quickly enough of an ex...