A Slow Inhale
I take a deep breath. In your eyes I see the skies that lead to endless possibilities, filled with fragility and strength; a sunrise -...
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Eva Writes
Creating Something Evolutionary
Evolution is, "a process of gradual, peaceful, progressive change or development, as in social or economic structure or institutions." It doesn't happen quickly, but it leaves a great impact. Come read along as this literature grows. It might not be fast, but it's something you won't forget.
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
Coughing Up a Lung (Please Pt. 4)
I have been hiding in the shred of this tent for hours. I can hear him howling outside, under the slowly disappearing moonlight. The sun...
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
Rumors of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
I caught myself again. I was signing some paperwork at work, and realized that for the year space, I wrote 2018. Except it’s definitely...
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
My Spidey Senses Are Tingling
Ever since I injured my eyes, I’ve been stuck with them closed. They aren’t actually stuck - but I have to force them to stay closed....
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Oct 6, 2021
- 1 min
Touch and Go
I hate human contact. But by sheer human instinct, I need it. So to appease myself, everyday when I go to work, I shove the young cocky...
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Oct 6, 2021
- 1 min
I've Got Red in My Ledger
I live on the second floor of my apartment. The only way in or out is by one set of very menacing wrought iron steps. The steps lead to a...
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Oct 5, 2021
- 1 min
Trust fall.
All my life I’d worked a first shift, but after my child was born I took a leave of absence. This year they finally started kindergarten,...
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Oct 5, 2021
- 1 min
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but...
The incessant honking of the horns. Their glaring red noses, bouncing light from the spotlights. The biggest grins, painted on thick. By...
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
Talking is overrated.
I knew, inevitably, that one of the seven deadly sins would get me. I’ll be honest, I didn’t think it’d be gluttony. But here I am,...
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
All tressed up and nowhere to go.
As I laid back in the wide open field, grass browning from the remnants of summer heat, I imagined myself falling backwards like they do...
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Sep 2, 2021
- 1 min
They told me you were dead.
My eyes fluttered open. I couldn’t orient myself. All I could see were shapes and colors, and the vibrating air. But I just didn’t know...
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min
Near Death Experiences - MICROFIC NoSleep Submission
I give seminars about death or near death experiences. I had a valve transplant that saved my life, and after that all I wanted was to...
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Feb 13, 2021
- 2 min
Two Sentence Horror - Compilation Two.
I post a lot of two sentence horror stories on the r/TwoSentenceHorror thread on Reddit. It seems an awful lot to post a new blog piece...
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Feb 13, 2021
- 0 min
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Dec 6, 2020
- 0 min
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Nov 5, 2020
- 5 min
Is Something Burning? - NaNoWriMo 2020
I was nineteen years old the first time I branded a live human
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Nov 3, 2020
- 6 min
Breathe In, Breathe Out - NaNoWriMo 2020
Bathtime is a ritual for me. Regardless of whether it is a good day, or a bad day, bathtime is a sacred time that I keep all for myself.
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Nov 2, 2020
- 7 min
I Think I've Broken Something - NaNoWriMo2020
The problem that I wasn’t expecting was the never ending, lingering chest pain. Right in the center.
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Eva Nel Brettrager
- Nov 2, 2020
- 8 min
Psycho 101 - NaNoWriMo 2020
“No thanks,” I said, “And sugar isn’t really my thing.”
“Well alright then…” he snickered. “Sugar!”
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