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Ksenija Krstic

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Stillness in the glitter of the night... and back again

Weekly Contest #199

[TW: death of loved one] Stillness in the glitter of the night... and back again It was the night of Rue’s funeral, her father would always say, amidst the curls of smoke dragged from the lengthy ashes of his cigarette, that Rue reappeared in the form of a deer. Whereas before pine trees dotted the driveway in their loneliness, the remnants of fogginess cleared and there stood a large, muscly, deer - staring. Her father would explain how its gaze, deep and unwavering, was an invitation; the stillness of its eyes a sign that he would be s...

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