Chelsey Coles

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“(African) American Gothic” by Chelsey Coles

Submitted to Contest #286

Trigger warning: this story contains themes of suicide and mental health. Two plates sit untouched at the head of the dining room table. Gramee and Grandpy stare at me, eyes stern, hollow. Gramee has her signature black dress with the white scalloped collar, Grandpy at her side with overalls under a dinner jacket. They have the same square glasses, silver and glaring. “Do you want to live here with me?” They don’t answer. I sigh, scraping carrots around on my plate. “Look, I know our cousin’s got the bigger house with the pool and every...

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Writing so long and showing so much less than I should be. With head in cloud, pen in paper, fingertip to keyboard, from me to you. Thank you!