StoryVerse〔06z〕

Brain Coin

You snatch the coin away and take a bite. Mmm. This is no metal. The coin tastes fleshy, and somehow…smart. As if you were eating something that was once alive, and intelligent. You didn’t realize it before, but this taste…it’s exactly what you’ve been searching for. Already, you can feel the effects.

Greedily, you gobble up the rest.

And now you’re able to form thoughts again. And the first thought that pops into your head is this.

“Brain coin.”

And the second one is this.

“I want more.”

When you look back up, the leprechaun is gone.

〔⍺〕〔go back〕〔embark on a quest for coin〕〔return to your computer〕

Tom Fish

Andrei is a memoirist and short story writer whose work has appeared in numerous places online. On Substack, he writes Practice Space, a literary newsletter.

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