“This Story is Continuing to Develop”

Earlier this semester, Jadyn DeWald asked me to participate in a reading on campus. He asked me to do this a couple of years ago, and for that I event I wrote my short story “Paper.” Following that reading, I also wrote a post on the process behind composing the short story.

For this semester’s reading, I debated what to read. I kept oscillating between the story in this post, which I wrote after he asked me to read, and posts such as “The Quotidian and the Reproduction of Hate” or something else. While I debated this, I decided to read “This Story is Continuing to Develop.” I hope you enjoy, and stay tuned next post where I will write about the inspiration and process for writing this story.

Gasp!

Where am I?

I open my eyes and they begin to adjust to the darkness. I’m in my room, but can’t move. A figure, devoid of flesh, devoid of features, stands at the end of my bed. It’s a configuration of light, bright dots forming a figure that leers over me, forcing its weight onto my chest, keeping me from rising upright.

Gasp!

I can hear my voice reverberating in my head. My mouth carrying out the instructions from my brain to scream, but no sound escapes. The room remains silent as the figure applies more pressure on my chest. I can’t move my arms. They’re…