She hesitated on the sidewalk, reining in the little power she had left. A gentle puff of electricity swirled through chestnut hair, brightened green eyes. She smoothed down the front of her dress and hiked her purse strap higher up onto her shoulder with trembling fingers. Slightly more composed, she opened the door and stepped inside….
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The Daily Post’s Creative Writing Challenge: Metamorphosis
The following post is a response to a creative writing prompt issued by The Daily Post. Today’s assignment was to tell a story of human-animal transformation. ************* In the movies, the detectives always tell the grieving widow that the victim’s end was painless, and that he didn’t feel a thing. That it was quick, and…
Compass & Quill 