Gary F

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“Blood and Ink” by Gary F

Submitted to Contest #271

Content warning: This story contains themes of substance abuse, physical violence, and mental health.Julian stumbled over the sidewalk; his eyes pointed down to the ground while he walked. "Another wasted night" he mumbled in self-deprecation, lifting the foam cup of whiskey in his right hand to his mouth and taking a deep gulp. He glanced at a gash on his left forearm, opened from the fall he had taken earlier that evening. Blood snaked down to his wrist, tracing the edge of a tattoo - faded now after many years, but surprisingly still...

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Lover of psychology, fantasy, science fiction, and computers. I work as a software developer but enjoy pursuing creative hobbies in my spare time. My dream is to fuse storytelling with small scale video games in a way that explores existence and gives a sense of wonder and adventure that I experienced as a child.