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The Wrong Place

August 6, 2022 6 Comments

By Matt Henshaw

I tentatively stepped across the threshold and found myself again in the wrong place. Though wrong, I feel right here. Better than where I come from, “the right place.” I unzip my legs and unscrew my arms, gently piling them in my cubby. Hopping to the vestibule, I tune in the receiver with my tongue. Sweet music fills the room and I am floating again. A chorus of voices sings a refrain and I join joyously. I don’t see the cloaked figure coming up behind me and hoisting me away from the receiver. They reattach my limbs and send me back.

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  1. Deanna Salser says

    August 7, 2022 at 9:28 am

    What?

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  2. Corey says

    August 7, 2022 at 5:20 pm

    Very interesting story that leaves many questions. It definitely puts your imagination to work to decipher it. Well done

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  3. Elisa Dominique Rivera says

    August 7, 2022 at 9:50 pm

    I love how it gets better with every read. And I found myself relating to it, the more times I read it. Amazing!

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  4. Mary says

    August 9, 2022 at 4:21 pm

    Excellent!

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  5. Richard Temple says

    August 10, 2022 at 9:37 am

    Literally baffled, but I think kinda in a good way LOL.

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  6. Gazelle Buchholtz says

    August 12, 2022 at 4:27 am

    Powerful and such a joy to read! Resonates with a picture of wanting to fit into a place and how one can’t disconnect with the past – is what my reading whispers.

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