He pushes his darkly scarred fingers into his ears. He spends most of the day like this.
He walks through the world inside his head.
He listens intently, to what or to whom we long to know,
but the fly on the wall of his mind will be trapped forever.
Deirdre Smith has dabbled in writing for as long as she can remember. She has recently started back to work as a teacher and Guidance Counsellor after a decade of being a stay-at-home mom to her three young children. She resides in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Very good!!
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Perfection in 50 words, Deidre.
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Congratulations on Story of the Week! Good job. :-)
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Beautiful precision! I love this story :)
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“He walks through the world inside his head.” Love this line in a story I enjoyed very much. Tight, descriptive narrative. Well done!
Thank you so much!
Powerfully expressed and highly specific insight into a cognitive state. A perfect example of what can be achieved in condensed writing.
Thank You!