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Hayden Dorsett

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Red Bow

Submitted to Contest #292

The man ruffled a few spots on my outfit, then finished by quickly patting me down and swiping away any dust he could find. “Well, well! Look at you now! Might I say you’re ready for the show!” He jubilantly exclaimed. Peering over his shoulder, I could see a tall, slender mirror, shining brilliantly with an eccentric silvery trim. In its reflection was myself. Starting from the bottom, a pair of snazzy black dress shoes concealing silk socks, blending smoothly into black hemmed slacks. Further up, I was wearing a wrinkled white button...

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Lucid Dream

Submitted to Contest #291

It spoke no words, but I knew exactly what it wanted to say. “Why must you sit here only to rot away?” I heard. I couldn’t muster a response. The question stifled me, as it always did. No matter how many times it begged a response, it was always met with my silence. It knew only I could hear it, amidst the concealing darkness. This entity was always sure to make its presence known, with the incessant stare and creeping judgment only a monster could provide. A monster who I reside with. It was hard to make out anything inside this devilish ce...

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