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Enzed Dreamz

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2024

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Enzed Dreamz

This story contains themes of medication misuse, overdose, physical illness, mental distress, and emotional struggle. It may be triggering for readers sensitive to topics of health crises, addiction, or self-harm. Please take care of yourself while reading———————————————————————————————————————“Antibiotics, we’re wonderful pills… but don’t ever think we’ll cure all of your ills…”Red doesn’t move.His face, waxen in the glow, is turned toward the screen but unfocused—like he’s staring through it. The television jingle loops again. Second or th...

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Jam

Enzed Dreamz

Submitted to Contest #301

The plates in the sink were unusually grimy today.Not the usual filmy residue of leftover food— that has a significantly different feeling. It was sticky and viscous like tar, it clung to the man’s fingers and left tracks of redit could be jamThe man pondersHe thinks the kid quite liked jam, maybe he had spilt it on the plate by mistakeBut then again, the jam he bought wasn’t smooth, pieces of fruit usually interfered with the uniform textureAnd hadn’t David told him that he was allergic to the red jam?He can’t quite remember why, maybe it w...

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In the Silence I Fall (And You Hold Me Anyway)

Enzed Dreamz

Submitted to Contest #298

Charlie had slept on the couch that night.Her back was aching, the pillows were too rough, the blanket fell too short. She kept tossing and turning, stretching and shrinking, straining her ears to hear footsteps, water… anything.But it was silent. The kind of silence that stole into the corners of her mind, festering and building into thoughts she wanted to strangle.By the time the sun started peeking up past the horizon and into the windows, she was spent. Tired and guilty, she drags her feet back to the shared bedroom, careful to maintain ...

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