Louise Rock-West

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ā€œCrepuscularā€ by Louise Rock-West

Submitted to Contest #224

Crepuscular I wake, phone alarm jangling, covered in a sheen of sweat. The jagged edges of a bad dream still keenly felt, but the details fading. I hate sleeping, but somehow it always claims me for a few erratic hours before dawn.Ā  I sit up, take a few calming breaths, snatch up my water, turned night-metallic in the glass. I grimace at the taste. Reaching for my running clothes, I dress quickly in the lonely bedroom.Ā  A few moments later, Iā€™m out the front door, affixing a wide band over my fringe and pulling the rest into ...

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Hello! I have just recently started writing, I have been creating short stories that have a fairy tale- like premise but set in a contemporary landscape. I am doing it for an escape as my day job is tech writing and I wanted to do something more creative. I hope you enjoy my stories!