TONIGHT’S BOARD ▸

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.
  1. 1Pretended to be on the phone. My phone wasn't even on.@thewordsmith3 ▲
  2. 2Put headphones on with nothing playing and stared straight ahead.@radmage2 ▲
  3. 3Waited in my own car until the neighbour finished watering his lawn.@mad_hatter1 ▲
  4. 4Crossed the road, then crossed back forty feet later. Worth it.@cheshire_cat1 ▲
  5. 5Renewed a subscription I did not want because cancelling meant a call.@gryphon1 ▲
THE CUTLINE — TOP 5 SURVIVED
  1. 6Ducked into a shop I have never once needed anything from.@caterpillar1 ▲
  2. 7Took the stairs eleven floors to avoid four minutes in a lift.@alice0 ▲
  3. 8Let a package sit outside for six hours rather than open the door.@dormouse0 ▲
  4. 9Got off the bus two stops early. I did not know that man's name.@march_hare0 ▲
  5. 10Ate lunch in a supply cupboard. Twice. Not the same week, but twice.@queen_of_hearts0 ▲
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