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Karen Wesley's avatar

lip biting, hair twisting and pulling, cuticle tearing...anxiety.

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alex b.'s avatar

Ugh cuticle tearing! That's a nasty habit. Thanks for reading Karen!♥️

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Jamiya, the Writer's avatar

A haunting piece of flash fiction for sure. The visual you created was perfect and colorful in an eerie sense. The physical depiction of anxiety was absolutely amazing and I'd eat this up if it was longer. I enjoyed this!

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alex b.'s avatar

Jamiya! My heart is full! I appreciate you. I'll be writing longer pieces for sure. Thanks for reading!♥️

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Emil Ottoman's avatar

Immaculate.

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alex b.'s avatar

I appreciate you Emil. Thanks for reading.🙏🏽🩶

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Dave Conrey's avatar

This is excellent, Alex.

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alex b.'s avatar

Thanks for reading Dave😊🫶🏽

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Dave Conrey's avatar

You’re welcome.

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Rachel Leeke Alexis's avatar

So so so good! I felt the angst of the characters discomfort, cringed at the bruises description and relatableness of sex being used as a band aid.

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alex b.'s avatar

Thanks for reading Rachel🙏🏽♥️

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Tim McFarlane Studio's avatar

Really good piece! I loved the world-building in a short span of words, from the macro (hints of their job) to the micro (lip biting). This character felt very specific and mysterious with lots of potential.

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alex b.'s avatar

Tim I appreciate your feedback. I didn't want to be too detailed with his job and thought this was just enough. I added the lip biting because I do this, but not in this way.

Thank you so much for reading. ♥️

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ARC's avatar

So freaking good!!!!!! I loved this one and i really appreciated getting to see your work in longer form. The diction in your work is always so perfect. It feels so intentional and well constructed. I think this is my favorite of your work on here so far.

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alex b.'s avatar

Thank you! I'm glad I took a chance on myself with this one. This is the level I wanted to reach a year ago.

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ARC's avatar

you sitting comfortably there now.

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Renae Amara | AuDHD's avatar

“I’ve reached a new summit of stress.” This right here. I felt it here.

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