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Dark literary fragment about mortality circulates among readers
Original: Frente al espejo que se ensaña en no reflejar más que vapor. La navaja plateada brilla en el lavabo. «Voy a morir», dice
A short Spanish-language piece of fiction is being shared in reading and writing circles. It depicts a speaker before a fogged mirror, a silver razor gleaming on the sink, saying they will die, perhaps tonight. The fragment is tagged under books, literature and writing, and readers are engaging with its bleak, poetic treatment of mortality and self-reflection.
Why now: It is a striking, darkly poetic piece of flash fiction resonating with literature and writing communities.
Evidence
- Frente al espejo que se ensaña en no reflejar más que vapor. La navaja plateada brilla en el lavabo. «Voy a morir», dice. «Quizá sea esta noche. O la próxima.» 🖤 https:// fictograma.com/d/4212-esta-noc he # books # literature # writing · CNI_CNoticiasInternacionales · 2
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