Arachnophobia

gentle witch

Daily writing prompt

What fears have you overcome and how?

I had been afraid of spiders, or any bug with long legs, for my entire life. Then, my college years living outside of the

dorms began. A first, I was pleased with the place my Craigslist roommate found. Then, first time it rained, I spied a

spider on the wall.

“Kill it!” I shrieked to my roommate.

“Why? It’s not hurting us,” he said.

Turned out, he was right. The bugs weren’t dangerous, so we didn’t bother them. Besides, I was usually too drunk or

high to notice them. By the end of junior year, I had conquered my arachnophobia.