Day: May 20, 2025
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For Better, For Worse
For Better, For Worse A goddamned mess. That’s what this was. Feathers, blood, just a goddamned mess. This was the description a neighbor sent to the new hire, Officer Caleb Park, who handed it off to Sheriff Mason Dawes. “A wild animal? Why are you telling me about a wild animal, Park?” Dawes grumbled, peering… Read more
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I Know Why the Monster Cries
I Know Why the Monster Cries At night, I lay awake. I could hear the laughter from the sitcom my parents watch on TV, the hum of the air conditioner, Ms. Jane’s tiny, annoying dogs yapping every now and then, and sometimes, I could hear the neighbor make her youngest daughter giggle next door. But… Read more
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Outside the Hospital
Outside the Hospital Lydia watched her son from the window that separated the patients from those in the waiting room. The edge of her coffee cup rested against her bottom lip. It had already gone cold. She looked him with unfocused eyes, not really seeing him on that chair, connected to endless cords. God, did… Read more
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Owen’s Tree
Owen’s Tree Owen never enjoyed parties. They were packed, chaotic, and full of adults feigning interest in each other’s lives. Younger kids were free from it. Instead, they scrambled around, screamed for no reason, or demanded a piece of cake before lunchtime. His ears rang from all the commotion. Outside was quiet. Whenever his eardrums… Read more