Marnie Devereux

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“Antlers” by Marnie Devereux

Submitted to Contest #118

It was when Claire woke up on Christmas morning that she discovered her husband had grown a pair of antlers. It had started a few days earlier. Buck had been complaining of a headache, and within a few hours there were two sizeable bumps on his forehead, the bruised skin tight and shiny. Claire assumed he must have hit his head during one of his regular late-night drinking sessions, and thought no more of it. But now there were two small, but very definite velvety buds protruding from his hairline. She was almost certain that they weren't th...

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Marnie Devereux is a British writer living in the Arizona desert. She is the author of two poetry collections, 'Fractured' and 'The Pelican Tree'. Marnie also edits Shorts magazine, a free online platform for new and emerging writers worldwide.