Ly Faulk
Author
Ly Faulk (they/she) is a queer writer, artist, and an all-around weirdo.
Tag: micro fiction
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The technician smooshes my breasts into the machine, flattening each one out in turn. Pancake flat. I wince and look away. What if the results are positive? Would it be a relief? A sort of confirmation, my rottenness made manifest. I miss a call from my sister as I lie napping. My husband kisses me…
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I watch myself miss the bus and stop running, stomp my feet in a comical, cartoon fashion. I was too far away. Such a simple mistake to make, one of many one might make every day. How did this lead to the end of the world exactly? It’s all about the butterfly effect, you see.…
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My boss tells me that cheering up Blok is my problem. Blok is depressed. We know this because lately it only responds in sad, mostly terrible poetry. What is the square root of 196? you might ask. All is grey and bleak. Reality is a nightmare from which I cannot awaken. Life is hell, it…
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She could detect impurity in others, a highly sought after skill in this day and age. With one sniff, she could tell the authorities who was the troublemaker, the outsider, the other. At first, they only used her skill in the court room. After all, troublemakers would live up to their name. When the crime…
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