Author: Anna Wicker
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time travel (2020)
it’s a mistake to believe society would always end up where we are. cause and effect are not a linear passage through time and brain development and human catastrophe. irreversible damage is made even worse knowing that spirited flames are ashened by still water, any water, but you froze, and…
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influence (2018)
The morning after he posts the article, Ethan sits down at his desk, a cup of warm coffee next to his laptop, and finds several emails in his inbox, all notifications of new comments on Total Talks. Truly interesting, the first one says, by someone named “loloodear.” Sad more people…
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untitled flash fiction sketch (2018)
It starts like a bad joke–a woman walks into a bar, et cetera, et cetera–except there’s a set up but no punchline. Everyone stares as she enters, heads lifting up with drinks halfway to their mouths, thirty-seven pairs of eyes following her shaky steps to the counter. Eliza notices, of…
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fake (2019)
“What are you drinking?” Danielle draws her eyes away from her Twitter feed, locking the phone in her hand. Rosie’s standing in front of her, part of the line of already-wasted freshmen and girls in tight skirts and heels, waiting on the designated mixer for the party. The line for…
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for better, for worse (2019)
Kennedy and Seth’s wedding was gorgeous. They were officializing their love in a church–a bit too typical, in Delilah’s opinion–but they’d taken the time to choose one with grand, open windows and sparkling chandeliers, a glow settling over the wooden pews, planning intricate floral arrangements for each of the seats…
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change for somerset high (2019)
A disturbing poster was hanging outside Penelope’s AP Calculus classroom, glaring with its laminated material, bright blues and greens an eye-drawing spot against the pale wall. Penelope halted halfway through the classroom door, staring at the large, printed words. The person behind her crashed into her bookbag, glared, and moved…
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highlights from your local grocery store (2021)
A Version of a More Accurate Job Posting: Job Description: Mind-numbing. Soul-destroying. Mentally excruciating. You don’t really care, though. You’re just looking for something to hire you because you’re too young for skilled labor. You need money. We agree to give you some. You thought this place might be nice…
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waterfall (2021)
I think I’m a hopeless romantic. Not hopeless in the sense of hope (for me) is lacking. Not hopeless like consuming sighs, plucking rose petals that shrivel as they float to the ground, cutting out pictures of vintage wedding dresses and drawing squiggly white lines of glue onto a scrapbook…
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wedding planning (2021)
A girl at work married her boyfriend recently. Recently as in I came in one day and she wasn’t engaged, and then two days later she had a ring on her finger and a video of them taking their vows at the town hall, face masks pulled down to their…
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tell me about it, stud (2021)
Before my dad and stepmom got divorced, I had a dream about it. Trying to place it is like trying to find the right word for a language you don’t know. I can see a car, flying down the road, but not on the road, drifting through the sky like…
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