Skeleton Girl

Micro-fiction inspired by images (Story Prompt 2)

Christy Kimmerly
Nov 1 · 1 min read
Photo by Edgar Perez on Unsplash

This year I only did half my face. Less work at the end of the night.

My two sides stare back at me in the mirror. Could I stay this way a bit longer?

With a sigh, I cover my true self with makeup.

The skeleton girl disguised once more.

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Christy Kimmerly

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Kid wrangler & non-recovering reading addict. 📚 Alliteration Admirer. Mostly living and writing in a fantasy world. 🦄🧚‍♀️

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