B. R. Shaffer

Screams, Flings, & Unearthly Beings

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  • College Fling

    I’d spent the last several weeks of class sending signals to a guy hoping he would realize I was interested. The first signal was when I baked chocolate raspberry cookies and left them on his desk before class. They were my grandma’s prize-winning recipe that took three hours to make. We were in the same…

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  • Sweet Redemption

    My ex bought the house across the street from me right after our divorce was finalized and ever since, he has been constantly coming over for ridiculous reasons. He sits on his front porch smoking black and mild cigars as he watches me come and go from my home. He has the nerve to question…

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  • The Fires of Hell

    The flames lick at the oily night sky searching for something else to consume as embers drift and swirl in circles around my feet. I stand there on the drought-stricken lawn one house over and watch as the once pristine craftsman style home gets gradually engulfed by the fires of hell. The front porch, now…

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  • You Judge Me

    You judge me by my skin, but this is just my shell. You judge me by my religion, but why do you care if I go to heaven or hell? You judge me by my gender, even though a woman can be just as amazing at life. You judge me by the car I drive,…

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  • Camping Alone

    I am standing in the middle of a national forest in a campsite I set up five minutes ago. My green-domed tent matches the surrounding vegetation. I am a little tired from struggling with the tent poles. It was my first time doing it, so I am feeling pretty proud of myself. The sun will…

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  • PTSD and Me

    **PTSD from childhood sexual trauma** What’s wrong with me? Why do I keep seeing things I don’t want to see? Why do past pains hit me out of the blue, shattering my reality and making my life askew? Why are my nightmares coming after me during the day? When will the torment stop, when will…

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