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Recalibration
There's only one sentence, now. If you're Guilty, like me, you go to a Recalibration Centre, like this one. I've seen pictures of where they used to send criminals. This looks different. It's tall, shiny, and white. It looks like a hospital had a hate baby with a cathedral, and the resulting offspring got a mishmash of soulless characteristics.
By L.C. Schäfer11 days ago in Fiction
Sand
The boy labours in the sand. The waves tickle closer, the sun drops lower in the sky, and still he keeps digging. Papa, speaking softly, rests a hand on his shoulder. Gestures up the beach to where Mama is packing up their things. Scowling, the boy shrugs him away. Papa frowns, too, his voice hardening. The boy digs.
By L.C. Schäfer13 days ago in Fiction
One Dollar Challenge - Quote Me Baby - July 2024 (Unofficial)
An unofficial bullshit Summer challenge for July 2024. (That is, an unofficial "bullshit summer" challenge, not an "unofficial bullshit" summer challenge. I think.) Either way, you have two weeks. Dig deep into the crevices (stop) of your sofa for your pen, and into your heart and soul for... something else.
By L.C. Schäfer13 days ago in Writers
A Fizzy Secret
I'm Bryony. I'm fifteen. I wear my hair in a high ponytail. I'm not confident enough to wear it any other way. My most stand-out feature is my freckles. I'm covered in them, especially on my face. They make me self conscious. I am so close to being absolutely mortified in any given moment, that it doesn't take much to set me off. I'm fair-skinned as well, so I blush easily. This makes me even more self-conscious.
By L.C. Schäfer14 days ago in Fiction
Something Crawled up Your--
He didn't know what got into him. That's not just a turn of phrase; something actually got into him. It started innocently. He overindulged, had too much greasy food. He farted. It stank. Natalie, cosied up next to him on the sofa, retched, and flapped her hand theatrically in front of her face. "Oh my god, Cole," she said rushing to open the window, "Did something crawl up your arse and die?" Her eyes watered, but she laughed. She had no idea.
By L.C. Schäfer15 days ago in Fiction
I Love My Job
The bond we share is like brothers. Closer, really. Stuff you see in this job... it can fuck you up. If you're not careful. When you see that shit... when you experience it together. Do it... together... it does something. Trauma bonding or some shit, I don't know.
By L.C. Schäfer16 days ago in Fiction
Victoria's Secret
I was a child when I found out. After my father left, my mother got a little slack, and I discovered her secret. She hadn't closed her bedroom door properly. I was walking past and... I know it was wrong, OK? I was at that age when a chance to glimpse almost any breasts is powerful. My head moved as if on a string. What was that?
By L.C. Schäfer20 days ago in Fiction
Loving This: Reflections on "A Story Every Day" So Far (June Edition)
The Nuts & Bolts As of the last day in June: it's now 182 days in to the yearlong Story Every Day challenge, which started on 1st January. Halfway there, as of 1st July! Still in it! I've posted a short story every day this year so far. My word count for June: 13,726. That's a little less than average for me. It includes all my micros, (sans the authors note), my look back at May, challenge entries, updates on my unofficial Fucked Up Fairytales challenge, musings about the 3am challenge, a recipe, and a review. Stats: My monthly peak at my stats shows that my read count has gone up a bit, but still not at the peak it was a few months ago. Reads: Busted past the 11k mark in June, so there's that. My most-read , most-liked story in June was story #157, "I am Jack's Tumour". It's not actually very well read, or very well-liked; it's on page seven of the stats. Top Stories: Only two this month! Jack's Tumour was the first one, then #172, The Syrup Dream. Sleeping Beauty was published on the 30th, but not made top story until a day or two later, so it should probably be in my July count.
By L.C. Schäfer20 days ago in Writers
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