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Zyönnah Isiguzo

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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Ẹjẹ Eniyan (Blood of Man)

TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains elements of mental and physical abuse. Viewer's discretion is advised. I grew up believing that the blood in the human body is blue, only turning red when it’s exposed to oxygen outside the body. I imagined the blood flowing in my veins was like molten kashmir blue sapphire. Oh, how wrong was I. What courses through the veins of man can only be likened to a molten carnelian stone. Perhaps not so coincidentally, carnelian is regarded to be a stone of fortitude and perseverance. It was that fortitude and ...

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Her Dark Brown Eyes

Weekly Contest #51

Her dark brown eyes seemed emptier than the dried-up lake that sat in the middle of the desert outside the dingy wooden windows, yet they were shining bright with panic and pain. A false religion was not the only thing hidden under her light grey scarf, but also a thousand knots of curls over raging red bruises. Two pairs of parched greyed lips parted at intervals, then were sealed shut by an invisible force seen only by her. She brought her scarred fingers to those lips forgetting there were no nails left to chew, then brought them down as ...

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On the Battleground

Weekly Contest #44

It seemed like the dry trees that quivered a mite in the harsh winds of the winter month were the only ones whom felt the sore cold as people walked about their daily activities exchanging a greeting or twain. Or haply they didst feel some few cold, as the women rubbed their gloved hands together, while gripping their shawls tightly around themselves and arranging their feathered hats. The men let their ego best them by ignoring their bodies plea to shiver a bit, but forgot they couldn't disguise their bright red noses that was apparent...

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