Coralie Cowan

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“A Wild Daisy” by Coralie Cowan

Submitted to Contest #214

A single drop of clear fluid slowly bulged from the tiny hole at the bottom of the bag of poison. It grew fatter and fatter, until it dropped silently into the tube that led to her arm. Another took its place. Life and death measured out in single droplets. Every time she swore she wouldn’t watch them. Every time her eyes dragged back to the clear globes of poison that were supposed to save her life. It was time in a bottle, counting backwards.  The squeaks of soft soled sensible shoes passed by in all directions. Wheels bustled past. V...

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I'm almost 50, and still hoping to be a writer when I grow up.