Simone Rocca
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Canada-born writer living in the Italian countryside (for now).
Stories (14)
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Virtual Hearth Return. Runner-Up in The Ritual of Winter Challenge.
It's November in Ontario, Canada. Or December. (Sometimes the snow is fashionably late.) People everywhere bemoan the frost, the slush, the tire swap. They socialize less and leave home sparingly. In cities, between string light displays, artificial Christmas trees, and bedazzled garlands, bundled silhouettes trudge through sleet and snow, hopefully on their way to warmer interiors and even warmer company.
By Simone Rocca25 days ago in Humans
In the Alpine Fog. Honorable Mention in The Forgotten Room Challenge.
"How much longer?" "Almost there." Angelina checked her Apple Watch. "Yeah — how long is almost?" "I don't know. 5 minutes? I'm not taking my gloves off to check my phone." Karl shuddered. He could see his breath in front of him as he and Angelina walked up the forested hill.
By Simone Roccaabout a month ago in Fiction
Shiroitachi. Runner-Up in Tall Tail Challenge.
“Haruna!” came a voice from outside the bedroom. When Haruna opened her mouth to answer, nothing came. She tried hoisting her legs to the floor, but they didn’t move. She felt a pulse in her scrawny arms that felt like movement, yet they held firm at her sides. A harsh knock at her door, then her mother’s voice.
By Simone Rocca3 years ago in Fiction
