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Submitted to Contest #201
The blood pulsating in my ears drowned out any thoughts that attempted to struggle their way to the forefront of my adrenaline-soaked brain. I vaguely remember having the sense to wrap the handle of my apartment door in a tissue as I staggered absentmindedly up the three goddamned flights of stairs I live at the top of. Due to my given state at the moment, it was the wiser option compared to the elevator. Once I had heaved my leaden body through the door, I let out the pained, choked, half-gasp, half-sob that I hadn’t realized my body had be...
Submitted to Contest #96
Growing up as a little girl, I learned about Greek mythology. My dad was a professor of Greek Mythology and Religion at the local university, so my childhood was filled with dramatic retellings of the Odyssey and fantastical summaries of how spiders came to be. He told me of powerful, narcissistic men who could fight away any problem and witty women who could outsmart the sun. These legends became an important part of who I am today. Especially after my dad died. After his death, I read the stories he would tell me over and over again until ...
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