A Young Teacher's Will_Two Bright Lights_Magnus Opus_Ten Years Later
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A Young Teacher's Will
It’s all because of our bi-monthly teacher’s brunch that I’m sitting in my living room on a Saturday night, preparing to make a will. We met at Laurel Johnson’s house for the first time since January, all wearing face coverings until brunch was served. We www.onedoor.ccsipped mimosas and talked about our fears of returning back to school when the subject came up. Everyone except me had made their final arrangements, citing coronavirus, the birth of children, or porce as their motivations. I almost avoided being noticed until Laurel asked, “What about you, Steph?” and all the teachers’ eyes turned to me. I t...
Two Bright Lights
There were two bright lights. Too bright. And it was dark. Too loud. Everything's too loud. Too much. Paranoia wraps around me like a blanket, suffocating me from fresh air. It's too hot. Anxiety sits heavily in my throat, only allowing me the smallest of breaths. It's not enough. I'm choking, trying desperately to free myself from the trap I am dying in. A dam broke inside of me, crumbling, falling, and everything. Everything is quaking. I stumble over to the park bench just as my legs give out from under me. My lungs fight against my ribs, which feel tighter, smaller. My heart punches at my...
Magnus Opus
Prompt: Write about a character who’s had their future foretold from birth — but isn’t sure if they believe it."Magnus Opus"Magnus shook his head. Somewhere, deep inside his soul, he knew this was all wrong. He liked the gifts, sure. He did not enjoy the ceremonies. No, that’s not true. The ones that ended in food were ok, but the ones without nourishment that just involved listening to speeches, no matter how much the speakers heaped praise upon him, were unbearable. It was just so much pressure. So what if he was born on the sacred day at the appointed time? So what if the Great Ishapa had f...
Ten Years Later
I hadn’t seen Jesse in about ten years. We met back in ninth grade and immediately had a lot in common. We could have been good friends. Instead, he professed his love and I dumped him, only to realize that was the dumbest mistake in my life. Not only had I hurt him and ruined everything between us, but I chose that moment to discover my strong feelings for him. Oh yeah, and somewhere in there, he started dating my former best friend, Rebecca. When we graduated high school and went off to different colleges, communications dwindled to near nonexistence. My heart would leap with every text...