Christine Tapper

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“Persuasion” by Christine Tapper

Submitted to Contest #248

Steamed Dumplings were a specialty in our house. Everyone thought that. And they thought Grannyma was the specialist. That’s because I told my classmates how clever she was at cooking.Some girls wanted to visit our home for dinner to taste Grannyma’s secret recipe. I stalled them with excuses.Last night I shouted, “Grannyma, why can’t you cook? This is no good.” I threw a packet of frozen potstickers on the stone benchtop. And stared at it, in disgust. “Ai ya,” she said. “Why talk to me like that.”“Because you won’t cook and won’t ...

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