Laurel Clark

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“The Pin Cushion” by Laurel Clark

Submitted to Contest #286

TW: sexual violence, suicide, blood This will end with me. I will make sure of it.  The name Beatrice circles this house, hushed whispers from the servants or rebellious words from classmates. Stories of great great grandmother Beatrice, who pricked her hand on a pin cushion before killing her husband. An accident, it must have been, and yet as I hold velvet, the blood of my ancestors screams wrath. Something insignificant became tradition with her daughter Amelia. The girl waited in the sewing room while the vile act was committed, pla...

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Historical author based in Richmond