Alyce Kelly

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“Barren Fields” by Alyce Kelly

Submitted to Contest #275

Content warning: The following story has implied physical abuse. It also contains mentions of death and of a sacrifice.Soap, water, scrub, repeat; soap, water, scrub, repeat; soap, water, scrub thirteen times you wash. Thirteen times we scrub our hands clean before we enter the church. In the name of the Son the Father the Holy Ghost. Three times we make the cross with the holy water; three times we watch as those behind us mutter curses under their breath as we take too long at the church door. Not the left side or the back, can’t be t...

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writer, dreamer,off-key singer. currently finishing my first draft and trying to ignore the urge to edit as you go. I love fantasy, romance and history and enjoy writing all three. Have just completed my first ever short story. Girl mum of 3 and dog mum of one squishy Lab, may or may not be fuelled solely on caffeine and cuss words.