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3 a.m.
Go. Go. Go.
Apr 1 • 
Author Michele Bardsley
50
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Ocean
I want to drown in the ocean and extinguish my cold, cold soul.
Jan 27 • 
Author Michele Bardsley
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13
Tiny Tales
Short Short Short Stories
Dec 16, 2024 • 
Author Michele Bardsley
22
1
your coat
A childhood I didn't have
Dec 1, 2024 • 
Author Michele Bardsley
1
Separate Memories
Welcome to the Substack Zone | An Homage to the Twilight Zone | Now Available in The Midnight Vault
Nov 24, 2024 • 
Author Michele Bardsley
58
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his song
the heart wants what the heart wants
Nov 8, 2024 • 
Author Michele Bardsley
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Fuck You, Princess
I hate my wife's Chihuahua.
Nov 4, 2024 • 
Author Michele Bardsley
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let go
Blood streaks her face. Her hair whips in the wind. Terror fills her gaze.
Aug 19, 2024 • 
Author Michele Bardsley
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17
Guilt Eats Away at Me
The neon sign of the liquor store shines like the bright welcome of a church.
Jun 7, 2024 • 
Author Michele Bardsley
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6
Magicicada
I guess suffocation by bugs was too much Satan for even the truest believers.
Jun 3, 2024 • 
Author Michele Bardsley
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I Almost Choked to Death on His Words
They were shiny and sharp. Word-shaped blades.
Jun 2, 2024 • 
Author Michele Bardsley
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Watch Her
This is necessary. Don’t you want to be cured?
May 3, 2024 • 
Author Michele Bardsley
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