Derek Barber

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2022

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“To Know Your Enemy and How The Enemy Unravels: Ha, Ho” by Derek Barber

Submitted to Contest #171

The reader of this short-story should be aware that the story contains themes of drug use and the issue of sexual violence. It also is intended to contain elements of tragic-comedy. Please be advised. Thank you.It wasn't until I saw the splintered glass of the Celea pod casing did I acknowledge it. So, maybe this wasn't just a vice and creative tool. My hands were shaking. Maybe this was the last place I could hide. My nails were long. Maybe I’d become what they said I’d always turn into. My bliss within inches away. Finally, my great golden...

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