A Forsworn Fantasy

All of author Gabriel De Palo’s ramblings, works, WIPs and general discussion.

Tag: tragedy

  • Twenty

    Twenty

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    Gabriel De Palo
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    “They’ve disbanded.”  “What?” I exclaimed, setting my book upside-down on the table, open at the page I was on. I stared wide-eyed at my mother as she walked through the front door, setting her straw hat down on the coat rack. “Why?”  She sighed, removing her sunglasses and putting them in her pocket. “This is…

  • Eighteen

    Eighteen

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    Gabriel De Palo
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    CONTENT WARNING: This story contains depictions of suicide. — — — “Hey everyone. I’m Reece.”  “Hi Reece,” the rest of the people in the room responded, each one sharing the same, monotone voice. They all sat in a circle on simple, brown wooden chairs in the vast hall, the emptiness around them pressing against them…

  • Ten

    Ten

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    Gabriel De Palo
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    “I’m sorry for your loss.”  “No, you’re not,” I muttered, grunting as I brought the mallet down onto the makeshift gravestone, burying the foundation in the ground at the head of the newest grave. My mother’s grave. “No one’s sorry anymore.” “You could at least pretend that I am.”  I hammered once more, cementing the…