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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2025
Submitted to Contest #329
CW: Physical violence, gore or abuse, Mental health, domestic violenceI hoist my five year old onto my hip.Holding her is the only reason I ever let go of her hand, yours.She looks nothing like you. Sounds nothing like you. Still, she reminds me of you.A cool breeze blows across the playground, lifting her hair and mine.She giggles.Goosebumps rise on my skin.Your voice comes to me across the divide of time.“Annie! Aaannnieee!”~*~*~*~ The air holds you now.It used to be the other way around. But even as I crave you more than oxygen, I haven’t...
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