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Submitted to Contest #177
Content warning: gore I still dreamt of it: I still dreamt of birds with snapped necks left at my doorstep. The raw offering and its residue. Then, me and my sister crouching down, knees pressed to asphalt, picking apart the feathers from the bone. I watched my sister place the pulp to her mouth, a tedious effort. I devoured, simply. For once, I was feeling everything: the winter’s frost, the dewdrops in dirt, my hands. My hands, ragged and exposed. There was a brief glimpse of scales, translucent, glued with sticky membranous ...
Submitted to Contest #161
Content warning: gore and death The kettle whistled. They were lazy and lounging in bed, sweat-stains left in the sheets. Outside, the leaves rattled and the asphalt oozed the last of September’s heat. “You gonna get it?” Cass said, lifting an eyebrow, unself-conscious ease. The only betrayal: the slight shiver of her sloppily-manicured nails. Hesitantly, Lyre stood up and straightened. She hurried to grab the tea, their little makeshift morning routine. As they sipped, soused in the steam, Cass said, “You think they’...
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