Faye S

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“Beguiling Tales” by Faye S

Submitted to Contest #200

Maria heard her knees pop and snap as she straightened up from pulling weeds in the front garden. She sampled all the arthritis drugs, all with names she couldn’t pronounce. Some made her sick, or constipated, or gave her diarrhea. None slayed the pain. The warnings on the bottles told her to call 911 in the event she felt suicidal. She had to get the magnifying glass to read it, and by the time she found that and squinted at the little letters, well, she did feel a little preoccupied with killing someone, just not herself. “Duke’s gone, the...

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Faye's profound and witty writing has been viewed all over the world from the sandy beaches of Madeira to the bathroom chalkboards in Rome. But for you, dear readers, you may read her work here on the Reedsy website.