Patricia Parent

“The Unexpected Contestant” by Patricia Parent

Submitted to Contest #244

-         The betrayal that wasn’t really one -I was at my mom’s house when my phone died. I took her ipad and started stalking my exes and frenemies as usual when an email notification appeared at the top of the screen: You’ve been selected to be part of Occupation Double Trouble in Sicily!Occupation Double Trouble is a popular dating reality show that’s been going on for about 10 years in my country. The goal of the show is to ‘find love’, which gets each couple a house, a car, and for some reas...

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“Identity X” by Patricia Parent

‘’Become whoever you want to be’’ I’m the person who turned this catchphrase into reality. I was working on a treatment for depression when I accidentally created a pill that can turn visualisation into reality: Identity X. Among my patients was Gordon, a mediocre artist, who started creating the most amazing artwork and became famous a few days after taking the pill. Amanda, a w...

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“Thanksgiving Trailer Trash Treasures” by Patricia Parent

Submitted to Contest #226

It’s been 8 years since I’ve seen my family from my mom’s side. The trailer trash side. I managed to escape 8 Thanksgivings with audacity and luck but this year they got me by guilt. Grandpa Rolly was on his last mile, and he wanted to witness one last shitshow before he kicked the bucket for good.They all lived in the same trailer park area and everyday with them there’s some sort of hard to believe fuckery happening. I’m not saying I’m better than them, I’m just saying that each a...

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“A tale of living reflections” by Patricia Parent

Submitted to Contest #225

Have you ever thought about what it would be like if you saw your true self? Believe it or not, I actually lived it. It all started with Gerry, a homeless guy that talked to me about metaphysics one time. I just gave him a beer and he gave me the key to my deepest, truest self.To put it simply, Gerry was an adept of metaphysics, a branch of philosophy that explores the very first principle of things. Think something like ancient knowledge. The cor...

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“Stardust High” by Patricia Parent

Submitted to Contest #225

Everybody wants to be somebody. Cecilia Sterling was definitely someone special. As we could say, she made it. She was a thirty-something actress famous for her roles in a lot of romantic comedies from the 90’s. She was the golden teen back then, and one of the most popular Hollywood socialite now. Everyone wanted, and still wants, to be her. If the word cool could be personified, it wou...

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