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Submitted to Contest #280
Warning: This story contains a conflict over the bodily autonomy of a minor - soon to be adult. It also contains discussion of *divisive topic, Cochlear Implants.-For the most part, being deaf didn’t bother Emily Beckman. It bothered other people, but Em, herself? It was just… her. How she interacted with the world. She was Deaf. And she liked who she was.Sound? She didn't need it. It was just a bunch of vibrations that her brain couldn't translate, and you know what?I do not need it, Em curled and twisted her fingers slowly, enunciating her...
Submitted to Contest #194
The sound of glass breaking, a car backfiring, the whisper of a seatbelt clicking into place... There really was no way to tell what would set her off. In this case it was her professor slamming his hands on the desk in front of her. It was done to make a point, she was sure, dramatize his lecture, and excite students. But for Ashley it was like a gun had gone off, she leapt back, tripping over her chair. Too close. "I see you." Someone yelped, and Ashley wasn't sure if it was her or not. She scrambled backwards, barely registering the...
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