Alex Fish

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2021

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“To Be Loved By Storms” by Alex Fish

Submitted to Contest #118

[CW: implicit child abuse, brief body horror (monster description), implicit autism spectrum discussion, blizzards] Today's the day I change; today I will become what I have always been expected to be. I nurse the bruise under my eye, wandering aimlessly into the field outside of town. The grass crunches beneath my feet, dead and frosted. Cows bellow in the distance. The birds overhead make a terrible, shrill racket as their wings beat against the sky; they swoop down into the trees, joining others in a familiar, desperate song. Com...

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“The True Horror of a Poltergeist” by Alex Fish

Submitted to Contest #117

[cw: swearing (one "b" slur), unsettling themes, possible gaslighting, predatory behavior, body horror][while the following story is based on true events, names and other indicative details have been deliberately changed.]"You just have to remember that it isn't real," Doctor Wilson said. I sighed. I hated to admit it, but she was right."Then what should I do?" I asked. "I mean, what would you do in a situation like this?" Doctor Wilson paused. "Just ignore it," she said finally. "B-but- but-!" I stammered. "But what abou...

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