Dorothy Quinn

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“Disintegration ” by Dorothy Quinn

Submitted to Contest #268

I feel unsettled. Springtime brings up strange feelings in the body. A stirring of hormones inside. Nature working its own thing. Waking up is not easy. Thinking about things again is not easy. Maybe I could return to sleep? I know that is impossible as earth moves on relentlessly without exceptions. The bear like creature I am becoming has human arms and legs. I stretch my nails out in front  and count them one by one. They are important to my survival.‘Hey are you awake?’ The voice broke into my conciousness. From the cave l...

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Writing from Dublin, poems, short stories and everything really. A long career in psychology influenced Dorothy to continue working on finishing a first crime novel.