Nicky Frankly
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The Meat, the Bones, the Skin. Honorable Mention in The Metamorphosis of the Mind Challenge.
Red—marbled, seared steaks raised me. Desire served in thick cuts. Blood still warm in the center, something primal not meant to be named but always devoured. No questions, just plates. Heavy—thick porcelain, rimmed in gold like something sacred. They arrived steaming, polished to a shine, mirroring a face back at you, distorted by the steam. Each one carried its own silence. A glistening steak cut too large for the appetite, flanked by obedient sides. Mashed potato afterthoughts. The meat bleeding in. No one said a word. The knives were sharp, the rules were sharper. Finish your plate. Even the parts that made you sick. Especially those.
By Nicky Frankly10 months ago in Psyche
The Last Sip
The formica tables at the Little Gem diner were wet and worn. The light over their table was dim, the napkins were empty, and no one was within earshot. Stepping through the plastic strip curtains, their waitress went into the kitchen. Two cousins sat across from each other, one stirring a steady stream of sugar into their coffee while the other squeezed lemon into their tap water. It was their Grandma’s favorite restaurant.
By Nicky Frankly10 months ago in Fiction
Digital Legacy
Knowing Carl was a skeptic, great care was taken to explain the bequest his father had left him in the will. It was Carl's sister, Olivia, who told him, rail-roading his decision-making, "When your father tells you to do something, you do it." Father's lawyer, Ferguson, was there, too, administering his final wishes. It was he who had suggested Digital Legacy, opening Father’s mind to such prosperous horizons. Ferguson had even helped sign him up as a beta tester so the application would be free, to him, silently bequeathing any future upgrade fees to his sole beneficiary.
By Nicky Frankly10 months ago in Longevity
“What about Nicole?”. Honorable Mention in Self-Editing Epiphany Challenge.
My graduate thesis is a memoir. The epigraph reads, "For me and you." It's the story and backstory of my marriage and divorce and its aftermath, offered as raw data, in case my kids want to analyze it some day.
By Nicky Frankly10 months ago in Critique
Fabiola. Runner-Up in the Whodunit Challenge. Top Story - January 2024.
Her son was in the back of the minivan, naked in his booster seat. On their way home from the beach, he was too sandy for comfort. Her daughter was buckled in beside him, still playing with her new seashells.
By Nicky Frankly2 years ago in Criminal
Footprints in the Slurry. Runner-Up in Chapters Challenge. Top Story - September 2023.
I met Mario out dancing at a nightclub in Pleasure Island, Downtown Disney, on the last night of a vacation with my cousin, Cathy. He told me his name, but it got lost in the reggaeton, and I didn’t hear it again until a couple of hours later when we exchanged phone numbers. Since then, I’ve only ever said it out loud seven times.
By Nicky Frankly2 years ago in Chapters
Rumpelstiltskin
Once there was a disgruntled worker who was low on the socioeconomic scale, and it happened that this worker had just finished doing some repairs at the Heteronorm building downtown. The board of trustees was so pleased with the renovation that the worker was invited to meet the chairman, who wanted to personally thank him for transforming the building.
By Nicky Frankly2 years ago in Fiction
