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Alexia P. Bullard

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Periwinkle, Not Mustard

Alexia P. Bullard

Submitted to Contest #192

[NOTE: Verbal abuse, spousal control, and divorce.] The double doors automatically whisk open in front of her shopping cart, inviting her to enter its brightly lit and warm interior. She takes a breath, forces her right foot to move forward, and steps into the store. Saturday shopping. A perfectly normal, everyday ritual for people everywhere. Maybe not for her, but for most people. Mother and daughter. Best friends. Coworkers escaping the office. Even people out solo, enjoying a day of doing whatever they wanted and buying wha...

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