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Submitted to Contest #261
I’m grateful I’m not dead, he started writing. The journal had stars and butterflies and glitter on the cover. Today is another day, it said in big rainbow letters. It cost $1.50 from the local op-shop. Some recalcitrant thing had chewed on a sparkly corner, and Gavin’s thoughts turned to Manny. As a bubba, he would put everything in his mouth. Once even the dog’s shit, and smeared it all over his face laughing before his mother screamed the roof down. That was a while ago. A long time between drinks. He had to watch the liver these days. Ke...
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