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Weekly Contest #360
Trigger Warning: This story covers sensitive themes around fertility and child loss. Chapter 1: It’s Time The orange sunlight ached in the gold-purple sky. It was barely noon. “You’re going to need a new name for when you find them” said the brown man whose linen raiment, beard, and shoulder-length dreadlocks were the most dazzling white imaginable. Ā nodded in agreement, as he sipped cold water from his unglazed terracotta cup. The autumn breeze rustled Ā’s black and brown locs. “Have you even thought about a name you might like?” asked...
Weekly Contest #348
“Was I born only to be unloved? As soon as they see my skin—” The boy’s thoughts were interrupted by the rope tightening around him, cutting into his arm. “Still think you’re better than us?” Mickael growled as he struck the young boy in the face. S’agenouiller (pronounced /sahzh/noo/yay/) spat blood at the feet of his attackers, glaring with contempt, the corners of his eyes dewing. The five of gray-skinned men had tied him to a tree and were taking turns beating him. S’agenouiller had been minding his own business collecting junk on the si...
Weekly Contest #345
NOTE: Warning! This story contains implied violence and discusses mental health struggles and stigma. The Wolf & The Mockerby Dark Twain Did you know that individual human beings aren’t truly singular entities but are in fact entire ecosystems in themselves? You aren’t just the collection of atoms, molecules, cells, fluids, and meat animated together into what you call a “self”. Oh, there’s much more! You also contain what’s called the human microbiome which is comprised of fungi, bacteria, and other microbes that are distinct from you ...
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