Lynda Smith Hoggan

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“Café Mystérieux” by Lynda Smith Hoggan

Submitted to Contest #274

When I got up this morning, there was a pot of fragrantly strong hot coffee already brewed. That’s all. End of story. Oh, except for the part about how I live alone. And I did not make that coffee. Oh, and one more thing? Wouldn’t you know – it’s Halloween.  And just to up the ante, my house is literally The Last House on the Left on my dead-end street. Coincidence? I think not. I looked around nervously. Could there be someone hiding in the garage who had prepared the brew? And if so, did he make it for me...

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“Bump” by Lynda Smith Hoggan

Submitted to Contest #273

CW: Contains themes of sexual violence, assault, and psychological distress.    As she lay awake at 1:00, and 2:00, and 3:00 a.m., a breeze ruffled the leaves of the grapefruit tree outside her bedroom window. At least she hoped it was a breeze. It made pretty patterns on the curtains that she thought—prayed—were completely closed. So that no one could peer in and see her lying in bed. So that he couldn’t see her.    Because if it wasn’t a breeze, it might be him. The man she’d been reading about, the...

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Author bio

Hello! I'm a retired professor of health and human sexuality who is using retirement to return to creative writing. My work has been featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Westwood UCLA Journal of the Arts, Cultural Daily, and more. My first published book is Our Song: a Memoir of Love and Race.