Laura Shell quit her day job in August of 2023 to become a full-time writer. She has been published in Literally Stories, eMerge and many other online publications. Her stories will also appear later this year in Calliope, Chiron Review, and WINK. In February, her first anthology of paranormal stories will be in print. When she isn't writing and reading short fiction, she watches horror movies with her dog, Groot.

Laura Shell has been published in NUNUM, Typishly, Maudlin House, Citron Review, and many others. Her first anthology of paranormal stories, The Canine Collection, was released this year. She's currently a prolific writer and submitter of flash fiction. You can find more about her work at https://laurashellhorror.wordpress.com.

This story didn't change much from its original draft. I knew what I wanted right from the start, and it has a vastly different writing style. It involves an abused woman who discovers the beauty and the dangers of her new superpower.  

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