Lily Harbingerr

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Meat Popsicle” by Lily Harbingerr

It's a weird sort of thing, dying. Never thought I'd go out like this. Natural causes, not likely. Car crash, yeah probably. But I had my money on liver disease, to be honest. This, though, not this. Not in a million years this. I been through three ex-wives, four DUIs, a stint in a mental institution, and Desert Storm, and selling ice cream to screaming brats in the ‘burbs is what gets me killed. Ain't that some fucked up luck. So glad I never knocked anyone up. I knew something was up when that old bitch with the Garden Club-wha...

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“Tribute” by Lily Harbingerr

Submitted to Contest #71

The shop bell rang and there she was, Gretta Emilia Kroll, the most beautiful human I had ever met. Watching her lick crumbs from her lips after the first bite of a double chocolate chip cookie had been the highlight of my day back when we were in high school together.In the 10th grade I started working the front counter of my family’s bakery-slash-coffee-slash-holistic remedies shop. My mom was a hippie that never quite turned yuppie in the 80’s like the rest of her generation did, so homema...

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“Cassie” by Lily Harbingerr

Submitted to Contest #70

“Ma’am, is there someone I can call for you? A friend or relative maybe?” Detective Sommers formed his words gingerly to the crying woman sitting across from him. “No! That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you!” Megan let out a frustrated sob. “She’s dead! My wife is dead! She was stabbed right in front of me and you people aren't doing anything about it!” “Mrs. Chalmers, I have officers on the scene. We’re canvasing the neighborhood for witnesses to corroborate your statement. We are doing everything we can. Please just trust the process...

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Author bio

I am the Voynich Manuscript of humans. I have had several short stories published in various eZines and eBooks, including Brain Damage Zine, Subcutaneous Magazine, and the Valentines for Doomy compilations series. My writing style can be best described as purple in texture. Words are delicious.