Alex Marshall

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“To End Cursed Blood” by Alex Marshall

Submitted to Contest #79

I’ve loved tinned ham since the first taste. I’m holding the can we’ve saved for weeks and look at Dad. He’s sat beside the campfire, either not interested in the ham or pretending not to care, but I’m already licking my lips in preparation. There’s a twinge of guilt as I yank the ring pull and peel the lid, but we agreed this can was mine and I don’t want to share. The stomach pains have grown over the past week, and the emptiness now twists and contorts my gut. When I was a young girl, I used to flat out refuse it. Mum would try and try ...

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Nerdy SFF writer from the UK. Follow me at www.twitter.com/AlexMarshall266 to get updates on my work.