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Submitted to Contest #294
There is something in my intestines that feels weighted. This winding gut knot presses against a cradle of flesh that holds it inside me. No matter how I adjust myself it remains, just barely tolerable, thrashing and trying to escape. It feels like something I shouldn't be aware of, the kind of thing your body isn’t supposed to let you know you feel. It distributes itself along my sides, sloshing around inside my guts as I toss and turn. Uncomfortable memories of videos a vegan friend showed me flash in my mind. Cow guts rolling out onto a d...
Submitted to Contest #274
My friends say that ambient noise helps them sleep. They say that the incessant monotony soothes them like nothing short of drugs can. The static, or whatever noise they choose, carries them to such a deep sleep that they describe it to me as if I've never rested. A foreign delicacy worth boasting about. White noise has never done this for me. For as far back as I can remember all repetitive noise grated against my ears. It's gotten to the point where it’s rare for a day to pass without having to relocate due to noises that pierce my hearing...
Submitted to Contest #239
My head is sore, the road is smooth, my thoughts are tangled. We have been driving in silence for less time than I think we’ve been. She disturbs the stale stillness by turning away from the window, I blink awake at the wheel. With the timidity of a beaten dog she reaches for the radio, her purposefully ragged sweater drooping over tiny knuckles. A Spanish song pummels us both with noise, like an uninvited and overexcited guest. For a moment, I am back, laughing at the sudden contrast. I turn to her and see her laughing too. Fireworks reflec...
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