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Cathryn Grant

AUTHOR OF THE ALEXANDRA MALLORY SERIES

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    A Short Drive
    Cathryn Grant
    • Jan 14, 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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    1-Minute Fiction: A Soft Voice
    Cathryn Grant
    • Oct 23, 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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    1-Minute Fiction: Safe
    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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    1-Minute Fiction: The Tasting
    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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    1-Minute Fiction: Going Dark
    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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    1-Minute Fiction: Do Try
    Cathryn Grant
    • Mar 12, 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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    1-Minute Fiction: Finesse Required
    Cathryn Grant
    • Feb 12, 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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    1-Minute Fiction: Passing Thoughts
    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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    1-Minute Fiction: The Chair
    Cathryn Grant
    • Nov 12, 2019
    • 1 min

    1-Minute Fiction: The Chair

    The chair was empty. But she always saw him sitting there.
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    1-Minute Fiction: Working Late
    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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    1-Minute Fiction: First Time. Best Time.
    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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    1-Minute Fiction: Fleeting Thoughts
    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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    1-Minute Fiction: Devoured
    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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    1-Minute Fiction: Blue Sky
    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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    1-Minute Fiction: Defeat
    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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    1-Minute Fiction: Gone
    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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    1-Minute Fiction: Wiped Clean
    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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    1-Minute Fiction: Wet Paint
    Cathryn Grant
    • Apr 19, 2019
    • 1 min

    1-Minute Fiction: Wet Paint

    The colors of the painting were rich with life. She gazed at it every morning while she sipped her tea. Today, something drew her closer....
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    1-Minute Fiction: Deception
    Cathryn Grant
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    1-Minute Fiction: Deception

    It was vibrant green. A color impossible to imitate with paint. She picked it up, already tasting the juice, chewing the flesh. She...
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    1-Minute Fiction: Monsters or Marvel
    Cathryn Grant
    • Mar 2, 2019
    • 1 min

    1-Minute Fiction: Monsters or Marvel

    A string of ants glided up the wall as if wheels were strapped to their tiny feet. Individually, they were delicate and perfectly...
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