Skip to content

Every Writer

Short Stories

Menu
  • Home
  • Reading
    • Blog
    • On Writing
    • Interviews
    • Famous Authors
    • Stories
    • Poetry
  • Writing
    • Writing Tips
    • Writing Inspiration
    • Playground
    • Writing Prompts
  • Publishing
    • Publishing Tips
    • Literary Magazines
    • Book Publishers
  • Promotions
    • Book Promotions
    • Promoting Tips
    • Classifieds
    • Newsletter
  • Submit
Menu

Resume by Kristin Leprich

Posted on May 21, 2013December 30, 2013 by Every Writer
Batman Steals 3rd by William R. “Dooby” Tomkins Jr.

Resume

by?Kristin Leprich

To whom it may concern,

I am applying to be the main hero of this fairy tale.

Let me start with this, though: there are some things in this world that you just… know. You don’t hear about these kinds of things in school. Books and lectures from parents can’t prepare you for it, either. For example, a woman pushes and a baby squalls and suddenly, you know it’s not yours. Depression and anger get married, and you know you’re the bridesmaid, even if you weren’t asked. And have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered if the face you saw was yours or not? Why do you wonder at all? You wonder and then you remember you have a receipt for this heart that was given to you, but you know you’ll be given less money back if you return it.

That being said, I am applying to be the main hero of this fairy tale. I believe–no, I know–that I am qualified for this position because I will do what heroes do. I will climb the tallest mountains to find the edge of my lover’s world. I will grow wings that, when the intensity of the wind is at its highest, can help me carry anyone to safety. I will change my heart so that it can contain the pain of all the other characters; it will be so grand that no other organ will have to feel a thing. Again, I know that I am qualified for this position. I already have hands large enough to cage the lungs of my enemies if words alone do not suffice. My life has already been nothing but one lesson I could teach to others so they can ponder for a moment. And besides, even if you think otherwise, even if the readers think otherwise, there is no limit to the amount of illusions a mind can create in order to keep hearts beating. If you want to test that limit, I will be that illusion. I will be what you need. I know that
I am what you need.

I thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
Your Hero

Related Posts:

  • The Storm by Kristin Leprich
    The Storm by Kristin Leprich
  • A Tale of Hope
    A Tale of Hope by Veleka Georgieva
  • books55
    Short Short Stories
  •  Helping Me Up by Bruce Ransom
     Helping Me Up by Bruce Ransom
  • blur
    The Things I’d Tell You If This Weren’t A Date By Kiley Reid
  • gf
    The White Pumpkin by Grey Harlowe
  • halloween-witch-624×820
    Witch Dream by Jack Daykin
  • 4
    Under My Skin by Pavel Soham
Category: Featured

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Call for Submissions

summer call for submissions

Open Submissions for fiction and poetry. See our submission guidelines.

Sign up and get free ebooks!

When you sign up you get 2 free horror ebooks and digital copies of our magazine for free!



Search

Categories

  • Adventure
  • Animal Stories
  • Anton Chekhov
  • Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Bram Stoker
  • Brothers Grimm
  • Charles Dickens
  • Children's Stories
  • Christian Short Story
  • Christmas Stories
  • Classic Authors
  • Classic Horror
  • Classic Short Story
  • Contemporary
  • Evans
  • EWR
  • Fairy Tales
  • Family Story
  • Fantasy Story
  • Father Story
  • Featured
  • flash fiction
  • Friends Story
  • Fyodor
  • Ghost Story
  • H.P. Lovecraft
  • HG Wells
  • Horror Contest 2013
  • Horror Contest 2014
  • Horror Contest 2016
  • Horror Stories
  • Horror Story Contest 2015
  • Horror Winner
  • Jack London
  • James Joyce Stories
  • Kate Chopin
  • Literary Short Story
  • Literary Story
  • Love Story
  • Mystery Story
  • Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Nature Story
  • O. Henry
  • Poe, Edgar Allan
  • Psychological Stories
  • Pushkin, Alexsandr S.
  • Relationship Stories
  • Relationship Story
  • Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Rudyard Kipling
  • Saki
  • Scary Stories
  • Science Fiction Stories
  • Sea Stories
  • Short Short
  • Short Stories from Africa
  • short story
  • Short Story: Relationships
  • Stories about writing
  • Stories for Kids
  • Story of the World
  • Summer Stories
  • Thanksgiving Story
  • Thriller Story
  • War Stories
  • Women Authors

For Teachers and Writers

Looking for engaging writing prompts? Get 2,000 classroom-ready prompts that combine SEL with academic writing development! Perfect for grades 7-12, this comprehensive collection includes daily warm-ups, journal entries, and discussion starters. Stop searching, start teaching – download your complete writing solution today! Teaching writing just got easier. Buy the resource, support our site. 

Never Stop

Poetry

Buy Our Print Magazine


Buy the issue!

© 2025 Every Writer | Powered by Minimalist Blog WordPress Theme
Go to mobile version