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Submitted to Contest #93
Content Warning: MiscarriageThe envelope was heavy in my hand as I held it between my fingers. I traced over the swirls of lettering that made up my name, opening the envelope to a cream-colored card that insisted on everyone’s presence for Mother’s Day brunch. The words stabbed at me despite my efforts and I willed the pain away as I took another swig of Jack, throwing the bottle into the backseat before stepping out of my car. The brunch was my sister Julie’s idea. My perfect sister with her perfect job, perfect husband, perfect life, perf...
Submitted to Contest #90
As the train passed through the countryside, Amelia took in everything she could. Her fingers picked nervously; absently, at the edges of her shirt while she watched the world around her speed by. Every once in a while, movement out of the corner of her eye would force her gaze towards the now crowded cab, and ice would travel up her veins. This was all new to her. She tried taking deep breaths, knitting, even engaging in conversation with no one in particular but she could not escape the uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach. Each mile t...
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