4th place, Prose in the Randall Albers Young Writers Award: “Dogeye” by Reghan Barnard
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Dogeye
Cut tally: five.
I push the tip of the pocket knife into the trampoline of my skin and pull it down, sharp and short. A thin stream of blood trickles down my arm, dying its hairs red. It bulges into a drop. The drop lets go, falls, plink! Caught by a bowl of water, its fragile structure split into so many tendrils that dance…