Many thanks to The Drabble for accepting my piece “How To Become A Monster”
How To Become A Monster
I used to get my kicks scaring kids on Halloween.
Leaping from the bushes, I’d roar behind a mask and swing an axe left and right. I’d send the little monsters screaming down the street.
Well, most of the time.
Then came a boy who didn’t even flinch between his Frankenstein bolts. Instead, he extended the twisted branch of his arm—his real arm—at the end of which was a crooked hand with three crooked fingers. He took a Reese’s from the bowl.
“Thank you,” he said.
How do I say this?
I just wasn’t myself anymore.
by Ryan Dowling
An excellent piece, Ryan. Your email was right above The Drabble. Read it there first. Congrats on your publication.
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Thanks, Sarah. I thought your own “drabble” was one of the better pieces up there. Always look forward to your work.
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Hey, thanks a lot. High praise!
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