The Bad Influence

We’re a Bad Influence because we INCITE change through inclusion, thought and creativity. We imagine a world where people can think critically, express themselves, and thumb their nose at the status quo, together.

Writing for Myself

A Suburban Nightmare

Kim Smyth
The Bad Influence
Published in
Jan 28, 2022

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A railroad was built somewhere in Texas to boost the economy, naturally, cheap apartments sprung up on either side almost simultaneously.

Soon, the riffraff moved in. Crime escalated. Local businesses moved out.

No one cared about cleanliness.

Long-time residents moved away. Property values decreased.

Everything was destroyed after that.

My answer to the prompt words: build and destroy, I hope you enjoyed it…but is it fiction? Maybe.

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The Bad Influence
The Bad Influence

Published in The Bad Influence

We’re a Bad Influence because we INCITE change through inclusion, thought and creativity. We imagine a world where people can think critically, express themselves, and thumb their nose at the status quo, together.

Kim Smyth
Kim Smyth

Written by Kim Smyth

Freelance writer/blogger, editor-creator of Twisted Trunk Travels-my new travel blog.

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