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Weekly Contest #343
*Please note before reading. This short story contains the following trigger warnings which may be sensitive topics; Suicide, mental health and self harm. Please read with caution and take care. Thank you.* I still remember the first time I ever went spelunking, or caving as it's known. I had two panic attacks before I ever made it below ground. I don’t mean that figuratively, but literally. Heart racing, gasping for air, sweating, crying. My therapist advised against spelunking. With good reason. I was a diagnosed, life long sufferer of c...
*Trigger Warning: Please note this story contains themes of child abuse, arson, crime, some curse words and kidnapping that may be disturbing to some readers. Please be advised before reading* Sonora’s hands shook violently as she held the gas can, nozzle down, shaking and pouring splatters of gasoline. Stealthily walking hunched over in a slight crouch, as she surrounded three fourths of the perimeter of the house, dousing with precision until gas saturated the straw colored, withered winter grass. She was about to set fire to the neighbor...
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