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Weekly Contest #2
Two hours have passed since I locked myself in the bathroom. I sit on the toilet seat with my thighs pressed to my chest, pushing my hand into the wall, distributing the force between my fingers. I imagine that my hand is a spider climbing the wall, desperately clinging on for my life. My thumb lunges up, followed by my pinky. Then each subsequent finger climbs up one at a time. A loud thud hits the door of the apartment and the doorbell rings once more. The incessant noise becomes unbearable. Focusing all my energy on my hand’s path u...
Weekly Contest #1
Alexandra had decided against having children. She never regretted her decision to live without any offspring. Never having to spend her days surrounded by diapers and screaming children. Never having to miss work for a toddler with a runny nose. Never missing friends’ big days for some minute child-related problems. She found it absolutely ideal. Without the encumbrance of children, her life had been a hodgepodge of experiments in finding herself. She had spent years in college, preparing for a career in law, dedicating hundreds upon ...
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