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The First Taste of Sin

March 8, 2024 10 Comments

By Billie-Leigh Burns

Dark, wavy hair trails down her bare back and a boa hangs off her shoulder as her slender arm reaches for the lowest branch to twist off the plump red bulb. It sits in her palm for a moment. She hears the buzz of curiosity and lifts it to her mouth.

Her teeth tear through the skin and sink deep into flesh, bitten through to the core. Lips stained with the blood of her spoils, juices drip from her chin, mellow yet tart.  She must know this delicacy’s name.

She asks the snake.

He coils to her ear and hisses, “Sssin.”

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Comments

  1. Fictionette says

    March 8, 2024 at 10:20 am

    Smashed it out the ballpark, yet again, Billie-Leigh xx

    Reply
  2. Babbs Cathryn says

    March 8, 2024 at 11:42 am

    Hello Billie-Leigh,
    Totally awesome ?

    Reply
  3. Fletch says

    March 8, 2024 at 12:21 pm

    Incredible piece of writing. Flows beautifully, almost lyrically.

    Suddenly craving a Royal Gala…

    Reply
  4. Helen Ksypka says

    March 8, 2024 at 3:36 pm

    Deliciously creative and vividly descriptive. Really enjoyed your story!

    Reply
  5. Billie-Leigh says

    March 8, 2024 at 4:39 pm

    Thank you everyone for all your lovely comments – I really appreciate it! This story started as 50 words but I needed more space for the right effect.

    Thank you 101 words – the editing/publishing process was brilliant and I’m so happy with the final result! I feel like my work has been treated with so much care.

    Reply
  6. Lauren D says

    March 11, 2024 at 6:29 pm

    Very clever and creatively done.

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  7. Nina Miller says

    March 13, 2024 at 7:30 am

    Well done! Love the way this was crafted!

    Reply
  8. B. Prentice says

    March 13, 2024 at 8:00 am

    I love the fact that I didn’t catch the “boa” in the first line. It made the ending so much richer when I realized the connection. Wonderfully done.

    Reply
  9. Bud says

    March 13, 2024 at 2:12 pm

    Wow! Great reimagining of a well known story!

    Reply
  10. Chadd Lin says

    March 28, 2024 at 1:26 am

    Really enjoyed very poetic

    Reply

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