Nicky Frankly
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SkyGrid. Honorable Mention in Tomorrow’s Utopia Challenge.
I was almost a Starling, once. What started with a childhood wish burst in the end - like all wishes do under pressure. If I hadn’t wished to become one, I might still have become a Starling. Not because wishes are weak or obsolete but because some things are inwrought- spoon-fed across generations, from concocted jingles that linger to uploads that no one downloads and run by default in the background.
By Nicky Frankly10 months ago in Futurism
The Meat, the Bones, the Skin. Honorable Mention in The Metamorphosis of the Mind Challenge.
Red—marbled, seared steaks raised me. Desire served in thick cuts. Blood still warm in the center, something primal not meant to be named but always devoured. No questions, just plates. Heavy—thick porcelain, rimmed in gold like something sacred. They arrived steaming, polished to a shine, mirroring a face back at you, distorted by the steam. Each one carried its own silence. A glistening steak cut too large for the appetite, flanked by obedient sides. Mashed potato afterthoughts. The meat bleeding in. No one said a word. The knives were sharp, the rules were sharper. Finish your plate. Even the parts that made you sick. Especially those.
By Nicky Frankly11 months ago in Psyche
The Last Sip
The formica tables at the Little Gem diner were wet and worn. The light over their table was dim, the napkins were empty, and no one was within earshot. Stepping through the plastic strip curtains, their waitress went into the kitchen. Two cousins sat across from each other, one stirring a steady stream of sugar into their coffee while the other squeezed lemon into their tap water. It was their Grandma’s favorite restaurant.
By Nicky Frankly11 months ago in Fiction
Digital Legacy
Knowing Carl was a skeptic, great care was taken to explain the bequest his father had left him in the will. It was Carl's sister, Olivia, who told him, rail-roading his decision-making, "When your father tells you to do something, you do it." Father's lawyer, Ferguson, was there, too, administering his final wishes. It was he who had suggested Digital Legacy, opening Father’s mind to such prosperous horizons. Ferguson had even helped sign him up as a beta tester so the application would be free, to him, silently bequeathing any future upgrade fees to his sole beneficiary.
By Nicky Frankly11 months ago in Longevity
“What about Nicole?”. Honorable Mention in Self-Editing Epiphany Challenge.
My graduate thesis is a memoir. The epigraph reads, "For me and you." It's the story and backstory of my marriage and divorce and its aftermath, offered as raw data, in case my kids want to analyze it some day.
By Nicky Frankly11 months ago in Critique
Fabiola. Runner-Up in the Whodunit Challenge. Top Story - January 2024.
Her son was in the back of the minivan, naked in his booster seat. On their way home from the beach, he was too sandy for comfort. Her daughter was buckled in beside him, still playing with her new seashells.
By Nicky Frankly2 years ago in Criminal
Footprints in the Slurry. Runner-Up in Chapters Challenge. Top Story - September 2023.
I met Mario out dancing at a nightclub in Pleasure Island, Downtown Disney, on the last night of a vacation with my cousin, Cathy. He told me his name, but it got lost in the reggaeton, and I didn’t hear it again until a couple of hours later when we exchanged phone numbers. Since then, I’ve only ever said it out loud seven times.
By Nicky Frankly2 years ago in Chapters
