BE Jackson

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“Gate Crasher” by BE Jackson

Submitted to Contest #230

You’re not supposed to be here on Thursdays. I haven’t been watching you all this time—your daily activities—not to know your family’s schedule. Monday is family movie night at home. Tuesday is your dad and Sara’s date night and you’re with Reba the babysitter. Wednesday is the art class. Thursday is T-ball at the Y, for Pete’s sake. Friday is a half-day at your school and then the drive to week...

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My parents bought me an unbroke mustang to tame when I was aged ten, probably hoping I’d grow tired of the challenge. Or maybe they were hoping to thin their own herd of five children. Either way, the plan backfired. I survived to adulthood with a passion for beating the odds. A fiction and creative nonfiction writer with an editorial background., I’m gearing up to fast draft my second novel, Tiger Mom, during NaNoWriMo ‘23.