Cory Greene

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“Vestige” by Cory Greene

Submitted to Contest #279

It started with a heat. Not the fire of pain, not the sting of torn flesh, but a bloom of warmth that rooted itself in the crook of my wrist. It spread, slow and insistent, like the creeping fingers of a rising tide. I didn’t notice it at first—not really. Adrenaline drowned out everything else. The bite throbbed, sharp and wet, its edges ragged where teeth had latched and twisted. The warmth, though—it was quieter. Patient. But now, it’s all I can feel. I press my hand to the wound as if I can hold it all in. The blood, yes, but also the pa...

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I’m Griffin Bloomfield, a writer fascinated by the edges of humanity—the moments when everything we think we know about ourselves is tested, unraveled, or remade. Writing isn’t just something I do; it’s how I make sense of the world, one imperfect, messy draft at a time. My process isn’t glamorous. It’s late nights with too much coffee, staring at a blinking cursor, convincing myself that bad words lead to better ones. It’s finding beauty in broken sentences and chasing truths that only reveal themselves after the tenth rewrite. I draw inspiration from the little things: the ache of a good story, the stillness before a storm, and the quiet courage of people trying to make sense of their lives. My goal is simple: to write stories that linger in your mind long after you’ve finished reading, stories that feel honest and human, even when they hurt. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s this: the magic of writing isn’t in getting it right the first time—it’s in having the stubbornness to keep going when it feels impossible.