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Bobbi Brone

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2022

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Blood Tales

Most tenants sign yearly leases. Transient inhabitants adhere to a different set of rules, rules which the landlord or civil authorities are unaware. I know this because I was one who broke the rules. I survey the forlorn scene from across the road. Yellow police ribbons barricade the perimeter of the building, an old stone slab structure devoid of balconies, overhang or even a rocking chair as respite. The sole appendage, a rickety fire escape fidgets against the structure side as if trying to flee. Window blinds drawn like shuttered eyes ...

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Fairy Tale Therapy

Submitted to Contest #147

Beside me sits a veiled menace. On my other side, my sodded friend whom I recognize by his satisfied gurgle as the sloshing liquid from his flask flushes down his throat. In the darkness, I have only my ears as front-line defense against my overcharged imagination. No matter, I was on a mission.If you're wondering why I'm here, ask my therapist. Yes, that one, the one who tinkers with your mind. My therapist insists that my rabid interest during sessions of childhood story tales should have girded me for dealing with real life horrors. It di...

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