Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Microfiction challenge #4: Horror, gorge, making a phone call

He’s gorgeous. Or at least his photo is. It was probably AI-enhanced. So was hers.

Libby phoned him. After months of online flirtations, they are both eager to arrange an in-person date. His voice is gorgeous too. So is hers, thanks to a voice changer app. He’s probably using one as well. She has no issues with this camouflage. This is a hunt, after all.

Might they be a perfect couple? Maybe he's in a cutthroat line of work as well? Libby smiles at the appropriateness of the adjective. Cut throat.

Time to shave her legs and hone the blade.

3 comments:

  1. Haha! I toyed with the idea of using gorgeous. Clever! And I just noticed Libby is in all the stories. Double clever.

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    1. I confess to having pilfered the idea of using the same name(s) in each story -- without any continuity of character across the stories -- from Lorrie Moore's Anagrams. :)

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