Cathryn Grant
Novel excerpt: The Artist
Prologue I stabbed her with a palette knife. Repeatedly. Until she was dead. I know I’m not a killer at heart. But sometimes you do what...
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Cathryn Grant
- May 5, 2023
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: The Anniversary
... if this was the year he’d returned to kill her, also. His error. But every year, the odor faded and she continued breathing. After an...
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Cathryn Grant
- Mar 3, 2023
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: The Elevator
The doors were just closing. He stuck his arm inside to hold them open, joining her in the elevator. Her breath froze for a moment. No,...
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Cathryn Grant
- Jan 13, 2021
- 1 min
A Short Drive
She sped along the curving road, darkness surrounding her, redwood trees towering overhead, blocking the moon. Beside her, the phone...
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Cathryn Grant
- Oct 22, 2020
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: A Soft Voice
She walked through the park, barely noticing where she was going. The national news blared from her phone, destroying the tranquility of...
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Cathryn Grant
- Aug 11, 2020
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: Safe
Everyone hated wearing the masks, but it was necessary, for now. And truthfully, she didn’t resent the discomfort as much as others did....
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Cathryn Grant
- Jul 11, 2020
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: The Tasting
A small pour from each bottle. Flowery words that sounded the same after a while, disconnected from the taste on her tongue. When they...
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Cathryn Grant
- Apr 11, 2020
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: Going Dark
She stepped outside, squinting, then waving to her neighbor who stood bathed in the sunlight falling across the pavement. The ping of a...
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Cathryn Grant
- Mar 11, 2020
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: Do Try
When the woman smiled, her teeth were individually perfect, but the smile overall was off-balance. “I prefer you call me mother-in-love.”...
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Cathryn Grant
- Feb 11, 2020
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: Finesse Required
She inserted the weeding tool into the soil. Carefully, she worked the metal prong around the roots, pushing deeper. When she thought...
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Cathryn Grant
- Dec 11, 2019
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: Passing Thoughts
Her: Why is he looking at me like that? Him: Smile, bitch. Would it really kill you to admit I exist? Her: If I smile, he’ll think it’s...
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Cathryn Grant
- Nov 11, 2019
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: The Chair
The chair was empty. But she always saw him sitting there.
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Cathryn Grant
- Jul 30, 2019
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: Working Late
The hallway was dark, all but one of the motion-activated lights unlit for the past hour. A crash interrupted the stillness. The building...
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Cathryn Grant
- Jun 18, 2019
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: First Time. Best Time.
The first time he told that story, she’d laughed. The next one-hundred-thirty-three times, her laughter deflated, then dissipated,...
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Cathryn Grant
- Jun 11, 2019
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: Fleeting Thoughts
It happened so fast. Birth. Hope. The anticipation of beauty. Decay. Despair. Death. Lasting no longer than a passing thought.
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Cathryn Grant
- Jun 7, 2019
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: Devoured
The sound was faint, audible only when her eyes were closed. She lay in bed, hearing jaws masticating as if the creatures were inside her...
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Cathryn Grant
- Jun 4, 2019
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: Blue Sky
Clouds had settled across the entire sky. They sat there like a thick blanket, smothering everything. He closed his eyes against the cold...
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Cathryn Grant
- May 14, 2019
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: Defeat
She walked briskly, inhaling the pre-dawn air. Ahead on the path stood a crow. His eyes bored into her. She slowed, advancing cautiously,...
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Cathryn Grant
- May 11, 2019
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: Gone
She twisted the ring, angling it so the sun reflected off the diamond. With a mind of its own, the ring slid off her finger. It pinged...
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Cathryn Grant
- Apr 26, 2019
- 1 min
1-Minute Fiction: Wiped Clean
Every night in the dark, the questions appeared. Why? When?! What if..? How long?? Should I?!? In the morning, the white board was wiped...
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