Janna Benton-White

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2023

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“Letting Go” by Janna Benton-White

Submitted to Contest #238

*Trigger Warning: Parent illness, hospital imagery, death* "But I- I…" My eyes widened in horror and disgust. "I can't do that!" "Yes, you can. You can do anything you put your mind to doing. Watch." I sat speechless as I watched my father, covered in sweat and dirt from the rich Alabama forest, lift the wriggling grub worm, toss it in his mouth, and begin to chew. His face was stoic while his jaws worked. "That’s so gross!" My eight year old self was repulsed. "I think you mean 'nasty,' or 'sick'ning,'" he said. "'Gross' means large. I pr...

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