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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2022
Submitted to Contest #160
I whistle as hard as my organs let me, letting out clouds of smoke from my long neck. I am almost breathless, but I can hear my whistles bounce off the bare walls. I can smell the stale air, filled with fragments of almost, but not completely, forgotten memories. The longer I am abandoned, the smaller my voice becomes. What used to be a whistle has now burned itself down to a mere wheeze as my lungs inch closer and closer to giving out.I can feel the bottom of my vessel begin to reach a temperature that grows more painfu...
Submitted to Contest #158
βYou have to do it.β He tells me as he brings a cigarette to his dry yet still pink lips. He draws a breath, slowly inhaling the smoke, and then exhales it through his nose. βI know,β I sign, βI just donβt understand why he wants me to do it.β βHe is known to have odd requests. I donβt know, but it would be suspicious if this happened in any other way. We donβt want to test him.β ...
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