Carly Bush
Bio
I'm a writer with a passion for highly visual and quietly subversive literature. I contribute to Collective World and you can find my short stories and poetry here.
Connect with me on Instagram and TikTok: @carlyaugustabush
Stories (26/0)
- First Place in Chapters Challenge
- Runner-Up in Painted Prose Challenge
- Runner-Up in Get Comfortable Challenge
Wildflowers
The day the photos surfaced I wore cat-eye sunglasses to hide my face. Later, I would regret the outfit: the blush-pink satin camisole, the black suede hat, the vintage Levi’s. They had caught me with the dignified absence of a smile. To the world, I knew it would read as cool apathy.
By Carly Bush2 years ago in Fiction
- Runner-Up in From Across the Room Challenge
- Runner-Up in Return of the Night Owl Challenge
Ascension
I knew blood from the moment I was born. Blood from my skinned knees: too spindly, too weak. Blood from the nettles in the field, the leeches in the creek, the baby teeth I lost in the dirt. Blood from the first mallard I killed with my father’s shotgun. Blood from that same father’s fists.
By Carly Bush3 years ago in Fiction