Tennessee Garbage
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Howdy! There is relatable stuff here- dark and twisty and some sentimental garbage. "Don't forget to tip your waitresses" Hi, I am your waitress, let me serve you with more content. Hope you enjoy! :)
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Painted Glass
We were four children born into different houses, the same parents but somehow raised in four different ways. That’s what people don’t understand when they hear us tell our stories. They think the truth should sound the same, that our memory should walk a similar line. But memory fractures. It bends around pain. It chooses what it can carry.
By Tennessee Garbage9 days ago in Fiction
Happy to be Fooled. Honorable Mention in The Ritual of Winter Challenge.
I vaguely remember the Christmases before and after this one year. It's probably because this one tops all the rest — the others just don't compare. But there’s this sequence of events that always took place.
By Tennessee Garbage3 months ago in Humans
Traveling Traditions
Winter always arrives with a honey-do list. Get boxes down from the attic. Bust out matching flannel pajamas. Ending the night with special mugs clinking with hot chocolate and too much whipped cream. There's the obligatory watching of that one movie—yes, that one—and the panicked, last-minute wrapping of presents under a tree that's been slowly shedding needles since Thanksgiving.
By Tennessee Garbage3 months ago in Humans
Sophie's Choice
I wander the halls often. Patrolling, passing by the darkest part of the house. The attic looms there—locked, sealed, and silent. No one goes near it anymore. The Board forbids anyone from stepping within six feet of the door. Only the dead are permitted access.
By Tennessee Garbage3 months ago in Fiction
