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The fiction is dark and full of terrors.
Along with these overnight drives into nowhere, his other drug of choice these days is western shirts. Sometime last week we were in Nashville, and he filled his trunk with them. He even had me fitted for a few. (He may be eccentric and borderline deranged, but he's loaded. And when you're loaded, it doesn't matter where your mind is at. That place in Nashville let us in after hours. Money talks.)
Western Shirts by @jamesdeagle is a fun little shot of fiction with a quiet, slow burn at the end. If you read nothing else on steemit today, you should read this.
Big men always look at the pretty girls and say "Toots." I learned that reading those trash novels. But this guy's "Toots" was more than your ordinary Toots. It said something, something no big man should ever say.
Exquisite Corpse by @blockurator is a super fun way to take writing prompts in a whole other direction. Each person writes a piece of the story, continuing on down the line. If you like a challenge, I recommend participating!
He must find his answers, although he already dreads the night, when he will have to return, the prodigal son come back from the living grave to peddle his sins again. They all wait for him, they look for him through the cracks in the wall, they peer in as he struggles to sleep at night.
He must find his answers, although he already dreads the night, when he will have to return, the prodigal son come back from the living grave to peddle his sins again. They all wait for him, they look for him through the cracks in the wall, they peer in as he struggles to sleep at night.
Sale Time by @honeydue is the fourth part of an extended work of fiction. I highly recommend starting at the beginning!
Quiet nights and quiet days
Dishcloths neatly in a stack
Dishes drying in the rack
A Poem for Winter by @omiedove has a sing-song rhthym and a simple rhyme scheme that drives right into the heart, feeling both familiar while exploring the more cozy parts of winter.
She looked up at him, gurgling with the sheer freedom, her liberated joy spilling unchecked.
Two Stories by @calluna is fascinating- she wrote two unrelated works of fiction based on the same image, and they are both so compelling.
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Reflections are by Sunravelme
Thanks for including me in this. This is awesome. The #exquisite-corpse writing exercise is now organized by @gardengnomepubs. I am simply a participant.
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