Welcome to this week’s installment of many micro stories, ranging in length from 100 words to 500 words.
With each story we hope to deliver a little whimsy into the lives of our readers.
DINNER TIME
My fangs graze my lips, hunger roils through my body, reprieve lays before me. Skill in mind, strength in hand, I slice the body swiftly. Steam rises, my hands twitch, I dip them down to the wrist. Velvet red drops glisten, racing down my fingertips.
Don’t play with your food, my mother’s voice reminds me.
I sink my teeth deep into flesh. A soft, inviting laughter, hums through me. The kind that lifts you up, that warms you from within.
I raise my eyes to see the joy across my face, but alas there is no reflection on the mirror.
Jay D. Falcetti is a biracial indigenous writer who grew up on a small reservation in northern Arizona and currently resides in Washington with her family. You can find her and where her short stories are published on Instagram @jdfalcetti. Jay D. Falcetti is a pen name.
If you enjoyed this story you can find it and more in the Hawthorn & Ash 2023 anthology.
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