Lil Spooky: A Literary Fiction Excerpt by Chad Fore
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A narrative excerpt following Brad Camacho, a boy hiding on a levee and spying on his mother, grappling with nervousness, self-disgust, and the aftermath of a beating. The piece is literary fiction with introspective, sensory prose.
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· 4 pulledHe crouched on the levee, hidden by the climbing vine that wound through the chain-link, spying on his mother.
It was not the smell of his sweat that disgusted him but knowing that people sweated when they were nervous.
He thought: I cause damages / cause gauze bandages …
He hadn't been sure if he was supposed to fight back or just take the beating, if he could dodge the blows or cover his face or what, but it wound up not mattering.
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