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Submitted to Contest #292
Nora stared at the doorknob for what felt like eternity. She couldn’t decide whether to turn it or not. She knew what lie beyond it…terrifying as they were. She knew what they were capable of, though not exactly how it was possible.Her uncle had succumbed to their power.They could be harmless, depending on which ones you decided to look at, but look at the wrong one for too long, and your fate was no longer in your own hands. Nora knew that, and still she debated entering the room full of paintings.No one knew if her uncle knew what he was d...
Submitted to Contest #289
Trigger Warning: Violence, gore, and mentions/intensions of sexual assault. “Hey, girl!” I shouted across the bar toward Ali, the bartender and my best friend.“Hey, bitch!” she shouted back as she poured a beer, her hand resting on the spout as she watched the foam reach the top of the glass. “Your usual, Lila?” She raised a blond eyebrow at me.“Please and thank you!” I called back. She got out a new glass and filled it with ice, club soda, and cranberry juice. The clunk of the glass hitting the bar in front of me could only be hea...
Submitted to Contest #288
Trigger Warning: violence & loss of a loved one. “Look, Brit!” I say to my fiancé from my spot on the couch. “It’s raining.”Brit glances at the few droplets of water that had just appeared on the window nearest him. “That it is,” he says. He looks over at me and gives me a sardonic smile. “Do you want to?”I can’t help the slow smile that spreads across my face like melting butter on warm toast. The ache in my chest eases immediately and I want to laugh. Without needing to say anything, I jump up and race to the door, Brit hot on my ...
Submitted to Contest #287
“Hi, how are you today?” Beep. “Oh! I’m great, thanks for asking! I’ve actually just come from a yoga class where we did the most peculiar movements. I’ve never taken a yoga class before, have you?” Beep. “Well, I—”Beep.“It made me feel emotions I don’t think I’ve felt in years! The studio was the most darling little place, it had these things called “money plants,” which I’ve certainly never seen before. Do you know what a money plant is? Well anywho, that yoga class was transformative! I’ve just gotten divorced from my husband, you know? A...
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