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She breathed in

August 23, 2016 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

She breathed in the hillside mist and the mist became myth and, as she exhaled, once-untrue stories became.

Sisyphus’s rock

August 8, 2016August 9, 2016 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Sisyphus’s rock rolled down again. He cursed the thinkers. Each time a meaning was given to the rock – knowledge? love? – it fell.

Myth

August 6, 2014August 6, 2014 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

“But it was only a myth, a story the old people told. Now sleep.” The children closed eyes. He smiled and licked his red teeth.

Myth

August 8, 2013August 8, 2013 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Jay sighed as he turned his phone off forever. Getting recognition or fame for writing competition stories in 140 characters? It was a myth.

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