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Karen Miller

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021

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The Funeral Director’s Daughter

Submitted to Contest #102

“Karen… can I have one of your dresses for a little girl who died in a car accident today? She doesn’t have a nice dress to wear.” Dad said. I was stunned. My shoulders slumped. My head hung. My heart sank. I could not speak. I was heartbroken. Tears streamed down my very recently smiling cheeks. I felt life draining from me as I thought of the life drained too soon from her young body. I gravely wanted her to have the dress… any dress! My prettiest dress! My most favorite dress! BUT the one thing I really wanted was for her not to be dead. ...

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