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Submitted to Contest #335
The Reflection Looking Forward By Bonnie Gerstenlauer The reflection in my bathroom mirror is someone else. She looks like me, but I know she isn't me. Her movements don't mimic mine. Out of the corner of my eye I see her move when I'm still. You probably think I'm crazy. Maybe I am. Until a couple of days ago, my life was normal It was a cold October afternoon and the sky was its usual dismal gray, the color found only in northern parts of the United States at this time of year. A drizzle fell as I stepped out from my apartment building’s...
Submitted to Contest #333
By Bonnie Gerstenlauer The stage was set. The ingredients for my grandmother’s special marinara sauce were neatly arranged on the kitchen counter. The pot of water to cook the vermicelli noodles in was sitting on the stove. My first live-streamed cooking class was about to begin. I was just waiting for my friends Lena, Jake, and Mel to arrive. They had kindly offered to help, and since we hadn’t all been together lately, I thought it would be a fun way to spend time. Lena, whom I met in college, is the proud mother of an adorable baby boy. ...
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