Stories by Eithne, by newest first

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  • Starting
    It’s summer. Mosquito bites cover my thighs below the tan line. I fall into a routine: sleep on couches and play music and pretend to have passion for something.
    “The BBQ’s
    by Eithne 900 words, 2 comments, on Sep 8 10:08 PM 2005. In <200 lines, Other
  • Snippet
    by Eithne 200 words, 2 comments, on Apr 27 6:10 PM 2005. In <200 lines, Adult
  • I Could Listen Forever to the Delicate Sound of Pages Turning
    They are browsing in Barnes & Noble. Ava thought it would be distracting. Dinner had been too quiet; they needed a conversation starter, something common: like these colorful b
    by Eithne 500 words, 5 comments, on Dec 29 10:56 PM 2003. In <200 lines, Other
  • Meditations on the Human Condition
    I think that it would be impossible for me, or indeed anyone, to survive- psychologically or emotionally- for a year without any human contact. Of course the prospect of unlimi
    by Eithne 500 words, 2 comments, on Nov 8 12:46 AM 2003. In <200 lines, Other
  • In Paint
    There's something about the painting that completes her. He sees her face transform the way it does when she's working, when she builds her own reality. She's never looked at a
    by Eithne 1000 words, 10 comments, on Aug 4 3:01 AM 2003. In <200 lines, Romance
  • Myth
    Morgan likes performing.
    Maybe performing isn't the right word for what she does, though. She certainly doesn't think of it that way.
    by Eithne 600 words, 5 comments, on Aug 3 4:41 AM 2003. In <200 lines, Other
  • Steam
    The air is sulty, filled with sex and salt. So terribly exciting. In, you breathe. Out. In, out. You concentrate on the heat filling your chest and it seduces you. In, in, in,
    by Eithne 200 words, 3 comments, on Jul 31 8:36 PM 2003. In <200 lines, Other
  • Separation Anxiety
    She can't sleep.
    Oh, she's tired. So tired that she doesn't notice her fingernails digging into her chest, or the way her eyes tend to tear up when she forgets to blink.
    by Eithne 200 words, 1 comment, on Jul 29 4:51 PM 2003. In <200 lines, Other
  • Eden, Pt. 2
    After I was discharged from the hospital I drove back to my father's house. I climbed through the ivy on the terrace to my window and stepped inside, landing on my bed. I staye
    by Eithne 400 words, 1 comment, on Apr 22 4:50 PM 2003. In <200 lines, Fantasy
  • Eden, Pt. 1
    My name is Eden. My mother used to tell me that when I was born and she held me in the white hospital room, I looked so heavenly that the Garden came to mind; and it was only f
    by Eithne 1300 words, 1 comment, on Apr 22 4:48 PM 2003. In <200 lines, Fantasy
  • Sol and Gretel
    Sol was drawing the sky when he first met  her, all fifty pounds of her, on the first day of second grade. He knew her name was Gretel only because their teacher, Miss Simpson,
    by Eithne 100 words, 3 comments, on Apr 20 10:32 PM 2003. In <200 lines, Other
  • Stockpiled
    It was one of the last times I saw him happy, and he was beautiful. He stretched out his arms like he was trying to hug the air, and grinned so widely I thought his face would
    by Eithne 800 words, 2 comments, on Apr 13 6:37 PM 2003. In <200 lines, Other
  • Reaching
    Two figures lie motionless on the grass, silent as they watch the sky.
    -Have you ever thought... she begins, voice hushed as if breathing a secret treasure. Have you ever t
    by Eithne 600 words, 4 comments, on Feb 9 12:00 AM 2003. In <200 lines, Fantasy
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