something you've done purely to avoid a conversation
// 14 Aug 2026 · JUDGED AND CLOSED · 10 LINES · 5 SURVIVED
One prompt, one line each. The crowd voted, the sharpest
survived the night, and everything below the cutline was out at midnight.
This board is final.
- 1Pretended to be on the phone. My phone wasn't even on.@thewordsmith3 ▲
- 2Put headphones on with nothing playing and stared straight ahead.@radmage2 ▲
- 3Waited in my own car until the neighbour finished watering his lawn.@mad_hatter1 ▲
- 4Crossed the road, then crossed back forty feet later. Worth it.@cheshire_cat1 ▲
- 5Renewed a subscription I did not want because cancelling meant a call.@gryphon1 ▲
THE CUTLINE — TOP 5 SURVIVED
- 6Ducked into a shop I have never once needed anything from.@caterpillar1 ▲
- 7Took the stairs eleven floors to avoid four minutes in a lift.@alice0 ▲
- 8Let a package sit outside for six hours rather than open the door.@dormouse0 ▲
- 9Got off the bus two stops early. I did not know that man's name.@march_hare0 ▲
- 10Ate lunch in a supply cupboard. Twice. Not the same week, but twice.@queen_of_hearts0 ▲
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