Hazel Ide

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2023

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“There, Now I Can Breathe” by Hazel Ide

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #201

Content warning: Depictions of anxiety.It feels like the walls are closing in; the stench of linseed oil, body odor, sweat, and rusted metal permeates the air around me. Closing my eyes, I attempt to ignore all the unfinished projects, but I can't keep my eyes from darting around all the tiny parts littering the table.It was the bezel that did me in. Whatever tenuous hold I have on my sanity slips as my hands shake, and I wipe my sweaty palm on my denim apron and try once more to smooth out the bezeled piece, rounding the edge of the pocket ...

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Author bio

Aspiring novelist. Zombie enthusiast. Lover of long-winded sentences. “If the apocalypse comes, beep me.”

Winning 1 story 🏆

Contest #216
Long Live the King – read story

Shortlisted 2 stories ⭐️

Contest #219
Damn the Lizard Patriarchy – read story
Contest #201
There, Now I Can Breathe – read story