RE: Rack your brains! - 50 words flash fiction
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congrats with the placement. it should have been 1st. this is a writing not a preaching contest. i don't know what the judge was thinking but according to the cambridge english dictionary:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rack
Meaning of rack in English...
rack
verb [ T often passive ]
UK /ræk/ US /ræk/
to cause physical or mental pain, or trouble, to someone or something:
Even at the end, when cancer racked his body, he was calm and cheerful.
The dog was already racked by/with the pains of old age.
He was racked by/with doubts/guilt.
and the winner text:
..." although racked with cancer he remained calm and cheerful till his last days."
winner my ass. i'm outta here
Thanks. Lol it's subjective, some people like that. It is upto their discretion, I personally liked Kemmyb's story :)
ok best of luck to you and keep those sassy tales coming