The first time she bit the church bully, she imagined him hollow. A candy bunny. A meringue cookie. Not flesh. Her teeth marks rose on his arm, red and undeniable. He looked down with such wonder, as if he’d been kissed. Before the apology, her mouth stung like a miracle.

Adele Gallogly lives and writes in Ontario, Canada. Her work has appeared in the 2025 Bridport Prize Anthology, FlashFlood, Paragraph Planet, Six-Sentences, and elsewhere. You can find her on BlueSky.