Charlie C.

Joined June 2021

42 stories

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Attempted writer.

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Second Place in Behind the Last Window Challenge

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Children of Pandora
It’s human nature to put things into boxes. You live in one box, you work at another box. You get your food in boxes, your shoes, your every precocious order. When you die, they throw you in a box, as if that’ll make you feel any better.
By Charlie C. 4 years ago in Fiction
Sisters and Sharks
“Four-hundred-and-fifty-million years,” said Kay, looking out over the sea. “Older than Mount Everest. Survived four mass extinctions.”
By Charlie C. 5 years ago in Fiction
Revenge, Served with Chocolate Cake
Walden Rampino lumbered through the door of the Freshery Café at his usual time of ten-thirty. Behind the counter, Becky stiffened. She’d planned for months, and now her limbs were wooden at her sides. She couldn’t go through with this.
By Charlie C. 5 years ago in Fiction
Sanctuary
The barn was Wilbur Wilson’s only sanctuary. Its musk of hay and long-gone animals comforted him more than any hug. Watching spiders twist their webs in the corners made him feel like an audience of one for a performance most would never see.
By Charlie C. 5 years ago in Fiction
Long Live the New World
Only roaches survive the apocalypse. God, if only that was true. “He only did what any good president would’ve done.” Frank starts one of his afternoon sermons. “That’s the sign of a strong leader, a smart leader, a leader to emulate.”
By Charlie C. 5 years ago in Fiction
Contraband
“Boss?” Lenny jolted back to the present, uncomfortable as it was. He glanced over his shoulder at Jules. It was the kid’s first job, and already he got the feeling it’d twisted south.
By Charlie C. 5 years ago in Fiction