[#267 | Poison] Challenge Post

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Challenge 267: POISON

It’s just an innocent little cup of coffee. Just a little extra sugar in your tea. Just a little brush across the back of the stamp, or something extra in the nail polish… Some people say poison is a coward’s weapon. Other people just call it efficient. After all, why risk your life in a direct confrontation when you could sit back and let it happen at a safe distance? But poison’s hardly foolproof. Maybe someone saw it coming, and switched the cups. Maybe your target built up an unexpected resistance, or miraculously survived just long enough for an antidote. What’s a would-be poisoner to do? Try again? Escape the country while they still can? Write a story about poison. BONUS GOAL: “Isn’t that a little cliché?” If your submission features this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!

Challenge ends Monday, July 21 at 9:00PM EST. • Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile • Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 267 – poison • If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here