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The Mother

Posted on June 9, 2022June 10, 2022 by alexis

No time for a shower. Grilled cheese for lunch, if they were lucky. Too late for order-in groceries. Could she order pizza? She could ask him to pick something up, but his trips to the grocery store always took twice as long and came with a bombardment of questions via text: “Which isle is that in again? Did you want the organic or the regular? What size diapers does she wear?” (Maybe if you changed them more often, you’d know!) And that was if he thought to text.

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Scratching Names

Posted on June 9, 2022July 15, 2024 by alexis

The tight press of bodies around him were just shapes, smelling of sweat and blood and the tang of stale urine. He wrinkled his nose in disgust, stifling a gag. The smell was on him now, like a baptism in a tainted stream that could not be washed by any number of holy prayers. The bodies around him shifted and murmured. They were animals in a cage, grumbling over the pangs of hunger and thirst.

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Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/seagulls-flying-above-water-207237/

Soul Splitter – III

Posted on June 4, 2021April 20, 2022 by alexis

The assassin crept through the shadows as though they were a part of him. Darkness draped around his shoulders like a comfortable coat. Foot

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Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/seagulls-flying-above-water-207237/

Soul Splitter – II

Posted on June 2, 2021April 20, 2022 by alexis

“I’m sorry,” she said after she blinked awake in her new body, Casper’s figure becoming clear in her vision.
“He fretted over her, his bro

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Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/seagulls-flying-above-water-207237/

Soul Splitter – I

Posted on June 1, 2021April 20, 2022 by alexis

“Sometimes I wonder which of us is more crazy,” she said through gritted teeth, the cold snowflakes making her cheeks feel thick and numb.

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Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/seagulls-flying-above-water-207237/

Soul Splitter – Prologue

Posted on June 1, 2021April 20, 2022 by alexis

It was one of those uniquely hot, blue-skied days rarely seen in the northern Dutch province of Groningen. Normally, the sun was a screen of

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Photo by Engin Akyurt: https://www.pexels.com/photo/silhouette-photo-of-woman-1446948/

Take Me Back

Posted on May 3, 2021May 4, 2022 by alexis

“Take me back,” she said with a wistful gaze, and a hand played over loose strands of hair.
“I cannot,” they said, and dipped the pole agai

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Photo by Deena: https://www.pexels.com/photo/selective-focus-photo-of-white-and-pink-petaled-flowers-1107305/

Magnolias

Posted on April 8, 2020April 24, 2024 by alexis

A short story, written in journal form, about a young person caught up in a murder case.

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Photo by Dmitry Alexandrovich: https://www.pexels.com/photo/train-during-golden-hour-1771670/

Little Prince

Posted on November 22, 2019May 4, 2022 by alexis

“Little prince!” Mother’s sing-song voice called, echoing up the stars.
“I’m coming!” I cried, anxiousness charging my steps as I bounded do

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Photo by Valentin Antonucci: https://www.pexels.com/photo/round-silver-colored-analog-watch-beside-compass-691640/

The Fate of Mr. Morrison

Posted on October 25, 2019May 4, 2022 by alexis

An interesting discovery has been made by a wealthy and secret organization in Britain known as the Inquiry. A group of intellects and explorers are hired to pursue this discovery to the ends of the ocean. The only problem: the thing discovered knows they’re coming.

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