Jack DuBois

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“12-13 naps” by Jack DuBois

Submitted to Contest #284

Dec 26th, 2024 — Day 7 Since She’s Gone Away Finally getting out of the house today. I meet Toby at our usual corner place. He seems strung out, his scraggly ginger hair more scraggly than usual. “God, do I hate the holidays. I got chased by fucking Barbara’s psycho kid the entire day yesterday.” Trance-like, his eyes are intensely fixed on a tiny bird that just landed on the tree across the street. I am thoroughly bored by the vision. “I feel empty, devoid of any masculine energy,” he continues. I roll my eyes. He shakes his head and seems ...

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Came to this slice of cosmos to experiment with writing and figure out my own process -- if any exists. Will 2025 be the year I finally start to write?