Stories by Jessica Gruber

Blissful

December 21, 2016 by Jessica Gruber 2016 Winter Writing Contest 1 Comment

This story is by Jessica Gruber and was part of our 2016 Winter Writing Contest. You can find all the Winter Writing Contest stories here. His life was blissfully perfect. The parties, the dancing, the talk, the knowledge that he could have whatever he wanted when he wanted, and the drug made everything blissful. He…

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Slave

August 25, 2016 by Jessica Gruber 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

by Jessica Gruber I was only ten when they found me. The smell of manure was overwhelming. It was always there, a putrid stench that clung to my skin and left my shoulder stinging. The burn of the hot knife lingered, though the mark was smooth and shimmered like snake scales. It ached like all the…

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