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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2025
Submitted to Contest #326
The tie around my throat hangs loosely before I fasten it, the tightness makes me recall a hangman's noose. Fitting for a funeral; at least it's not mine, not for tonight. My gloved hands quiver slightly to my suit jacket, neatening up the crooked collar, the black only making me appear even more pale. The man in my reflection stares back at me with a grim visage; I retaliate by trying to form a reluctant smile; it just needs to fool them for tonight. I take small steps on the velvety rug below me and trace my fingers over the mirror's side....
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