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Anna Becerra

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A Good Catholic

Do I want to be a good Catholic? The thought never crosses my mind even as I avoid the Virgin Mary statue at my great-uncle’s house. Blood tears stain her cheeks. I’m only three years old.  Oddly enough, it doesn’t start there. It begins with bells ringing. With spires and arches. Cloisters and buttresses. I crane my neck up to squint at light shining through stained glass. They’re made up of fascinating pictures that look about as naturalistic as a child’s drawing. In the front garden stands another statue of the Virgin Mary. But this ...

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For the Names I Dare Not speak

Weekly Contest #290

My fingers trembled as I typed ‘PLEASE READ ALONE’ in the email title. I didn’t want to write an email. I’d written the letter twice already, first in pencil, then in ink. My hands hurt. My heart hurt. Every letter I typed hurt. It was a resignation to our friendship, the final nail in my coffin. But I couldn't wait another week to hand over the carefully written letter. It felt so impersonal—an email. It was time to unfollow Thalia on all her social media. I didn’t want to see any reply from her. I couldn’t. Or maybe I could and that was th...

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