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Submitted to Contest #302
This story contains themes of substance abuse and child abuse. Please read with care. “What are you doing here?” Morgan’s curly, russet brown hair falls around her heart-shaped face and tumbles over her shoulders in waves and seems almost alive with the electricity of her anger, as she glares at me through the open door. Even mad, she’s so beautiful. The fire in her eyes adding a glint. Sometimes just looking at her, I can’t help but wonder how someone like her could have come from someone like me. I can’t take credit for any of her looks; ...
Submitted to Contest #301
“…If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends…” Audra and her sister, Alyssa, were sitting in bumper to bumper Holland Tunnel traffic at rush hour on a weekday so that Audra could get Alyssa back home in time for dinner — per Mommie Dearest’s request. Ever since seeing the film Mommie Dearest about Joan Crawford with the iconic “No more wire hangers!” scene, that’s how Audra had referred to her mother in her head. She got out of that house as soon as she could and moved into the city after college. Her only regret was having to l...
Submitted to Contest #300
Sensitive content: Mention of self harm, attempted suicide, eating disorder, death, and suggestion of sexual assault. “That’s the window she fell from.” Katelyn is pointing up to the arts building where a dance studio is surrounded on two sides by floor to ceiling windows. I nod as though I know exactly which window pane she’s pointing to, even though there is absolutely no way to distinguish one from another. The arts building is one of few modern structures on the campus. Most of the dorms are old colonial houses made entirely of wood whi...
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