My senses are hijacked. I hold my breath but can’t pass out. What can I do to untie my hands? How many times must we do this again?
We have our secrets we have buried. We have our regrets we can’t justify. My heartbeat is erratic. What did I do to deserve this?
My mouth is deceased. Delicate and filthy. Bound and gagged in a cage. My eyes are not trustworthy.
I don’t wanna die. I don’t wanna be sewn without stitches. He takes my fingers, one by one. I have become his prize.
He locks me up by day. He tortures me by night. An eye for an eye. My teeth are no longer mine.
Restraints are choking me. The stench is unbearable. Am I good enough for you? A throne fit for a serial killer.
His lasting legacy. I can’t compete with the ones before me. I won’t live to see the ones after me. This devotion will never die.
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Anna Torres
I’m a 37-year old mother. I love reading, metal music, and writing. I have begun writing again since 2021
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Congratulations to Morgan Christy Rickards for their winning Whispering Woods story, Guardian at the Gate. Morgan has been a Vocal creator since February 2021, and this is their first time placing in Challenge — well done, starting with a win! Guardian at the Gate draws evocatively from Welsh tales of the Cantre'r Gwaelod, a lost sunken kingdom between the forest and the sea. Heledd’s dangerous adventure pulls her towards the water but her spirit is anchored in the woods: Morgan’s writing is atmospheric and exciting.
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