Natalie Dafoe

“I Don't Have Answers” by Natalie Dafoe

This was a bad idea. Why couldn’t I help myself? I tried to quench the shakiness in my fist as I pulled open the old wood door. With nothing more than a groan, it invited me into its jaws. Every muscle in my body resisted when I pushed it closed, encasing myself in the barn.The humidity hit me swiftly, carrying with it the thick scent of putrid wood. I breathed in heavily before clicking on the flashlight, crossing my fingers tightly behind my back. Relief came over me in an instant as the light flashed and illuminated the shelter....

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“The Purple Pen” by Natalie Dafoe

Submitted to Contest #46

It’s a purple Paper Mate pen I swirl around in my fingers, unwilling to touch it’s tip to paper. Perhaps I should have grabbed another pen, Maria had pressed the tip so intensely into her colouring paper the ink had long become inconsistent. When I used to write, I had a beautiful fountain pen. It’s ink, the colour of the sleek black night sky, would flow neatly onto the crisp paper. Characters seemed to form themselves from the tip, spilling out onto the neatly lined pages. The piquant scent of old paper still remains, wafting gently out ...

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“Mistaken Karma” by Natalie Dafoe

Submitted to Contest #42

It was there, the subtle flicker of a shadow barely caught Leah’s eye, but it made her seize up all the same. No, it was not the first time she had noticed the figure. Following her for the last hour on her jont through the park, creeping around her peripheral vision with the lilacs and lilies. She wasn’t one for assumptions, tried to convince herself it was a mere coincidence, but the facts did not lie. Someone was following her.She wondered with a mild horror what the person was there for, what they wanted from her. Nothing good, she ...

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“Welcome to The End” by Natalie Dafoe

Submitted to Contest #39

“An astonishing phenomenon seems to have occured this morning, worldwide. Scientists are struggling to explain why the day cycle is occuring at incredible speeds!  Whether it be a bad omen or an optical illusion, it has left everyone around the world baffled. Environmental researcher, Mia Killas has more.”My father turned off the television, and I turned over to face him. His eyes were wide with fear, his hands gripping the remote too tight- his hands slightly shaking. The mood was mirrored throughout the small house, the stress buildin...

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“The Life Cycle” by Natalie Dafoe

Submitted to Contest #39

She sat on the dew-drop laden cow grass blades in the early spring morning, her breath still crystalizing in the fresh air. Her dirty brown locks cascaded down her shoulders, gently brushing her back. The sun barely peeked up over the horizon, sending splays of orange and pink sprawling across the transforming sky. However her eyes faced not east, but west.Encompassed in the melodic music of nature, she remained silent as if to absorb the delicate peace of the moment. It would not be long until the sun would fully rise, the sky transfiguring...

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“The Kidnapper” by Natalie Dafoe

Submitted to Contest #37

“You don’t know everything, you only see half the picture.” “I know enough to understand what you’re doing is wrong.” I stood shivering in the cold, foggy expanse of trees. My wool sweater barely protected me from the numbing cold, but I could care less.  “And what is it you believe I’m doing exactly?” “Kidnapping children!” I struggled to make out his figure in the night, barely seeing a shadow behind the light that pierced through the night and illuminated me. I was deep into the forest “So you thought it would be smart to come here y...

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