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Submitted to Contest #206
Content warning: this piece discusses themes of trauma. ‘See you later, Olivia!’ I said, leaving my friend’s house for a band rehearsal. Recently, a lot of new construction work has popped up in the area. Almost everywhere you look, something old has been taken down, making room for the new. I believe it’s best to combine the past and future. The past is where we came from, but we must keep moving forward; otherwise, we’re stuck, repeating old patterns, stuck in continuous cycles of pain. I started towards the long path tow...
Submitted to Contest #167
Content warning: this piece discusses themes of PTSD, medical trauma and anxiety.Hey, you, It’s been a while, hasn’t it? It feels like just yesterday we met. You were in pain as the demons from your past just kept refusing to be pushed down. I’m here to help, you see. I’m here to protect you. I’m truly sorry, but to protect you, I need to remind you what I am protecting you from. Those feelings when you smell something familiar, something that I was with you when you met me for the first time. I had to remind you that with a scent ...
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