Erich Cliffe

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

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“Gallows” by Erich Cliffe

Today was Gabriel's birthday. And no, it wasn't a happy occasion. He wasn't partying at a club, treating himself to a luxurious brunch, or window shopping along the posh promenades of the city. No; as required by law, he was spending his day standing in line at the "DSR": Department of Supernatural Registration. Not all cities had departments like this, but this city had an unprecedentedly large community of supernatural species, which the humans called "Others". (The term made Gabriel scoff. It made Others...

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“Me, He, Him” by Erich Cliffe

EricOscarGabrielEdwardEdgarI stare into the mirror, and he stares back at me. His image is so crisp, that I feel I could reach through the glass like Alice and run my hand against his freckled cheek. If only I could; I'd dive in headfirst.The pads of my fingers tingle with phantom pain and longing. I want to stroke the wiry abrasion of his five o'clock shadow.There I am, I tell myself. ...

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Writer, Curator, Introvert, Somnambulist. https://linktr.ee/erich_cliffe