Lucy Pettijohn

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“In For a Penny” by Lucy Pettijohn

Submitted to Contest #215

As a child, I’d dreamed of a fairy tale life, as most spoiled little brats tend to do. Marry for love, but only if they could afford the price tag I put on myself. If I put all of my effort into finding a man to make enough money for both of us, I wouldn't need any actual skills. My father insisted I go to college, and I begrudgingly stomped and whined my way into a degree. If he hadn’t demanded so, I might’ve bided my time searching for a self-proclaimed god among men to wrap diamond-studded cuffs around my wrists and a golden chain around...

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Fresh out of high school. I love to write and there's that naive hope that I can publish a book someday. Here's hoping I can get my practice in.