avatarLucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)

Summary

The website content is a personal narrative detailing the author's eerie experience with reflections in mirrors during late-night bathroom visits, accompanied by a writing prompt and tags to engage other writers.

Abstract

The author, Lucy Dan, shares a real-life account of her trepidation when faced with the infinity mirror effect in her bathroom at 3 am. Despite the practicality of living alone, the fear of what might emerge from the depths of the mirrors' reflections unsettles her. The piece serves as a response to a writing prompt titled "reflection" and invites other writers, including Tally, Tatum Hamernik, Dr. Preeti Singh, and others, to participate in the creative exercise. The prompt itself has no deadline and encourages contributors to tag others who might be interested in exploring the theme of reflection in their writing.

Opinions

  • The author expresses genuine fear about looking into the mirrors at night, suggesting a supernatural or psychological concern.
  • The use of the phrase "the perks of living alone" implies a sense of irony or sarcasm regarding the situation's perceived benefits.
  • The inclusion of a rabbit hole metaphor hints at an invitation to explore deeper, possibly darker, themes or personal introspection.
  • The author tags specific individuals and opens the prompt to a broader audience, indicating a desire for community engagement and shared storytelling.
  • The mention of other articles by the author, such as "Living: Fast and Slow" and "Please mind the gap," suggests a pattern of introspective and thought-provoking writing.

reflection

an eerie poem for the 3am reader

Photo by Inga Gezalian on Unsplash

On opposite sides of my bathroom wall hang two mirrors, slightly offset from each other but overlapping enough that you can see the illusion of infinity.

When I pee at 3am, I am too afraid of looking in the mirror for fear that something may leap from within infinity.

Tagging Tally | Tatum Hamernik | Dr. Preeti Singh | Arslan Mirza | Imad | Erivaldo Ricardo | Isha Tewari Srivastava | Rochelle Silva if you’re up to it and anyone else interested in today’s prompt: reflection.

How to join: include the original post of the person who tagged you for reference and tag 5–10 other people (or simply ‘tag all’) who might be interested in this prompt! (Ps, there’s no deadline!)

Hi I’m Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) and this is a real story, I am truly too scared to look in the mirror(s) of my bathroom when I pee at night. The perks of living alone right???

Hop down the rabbit hole? 🐰🕳

^ by Giulia

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