Lynda Smith Hoggan

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“Bump” by Lynda Smith Hoggan

Submitted to Contest #273

CW: Contains themes of sexual violence, assault, and psychological distress.    As she lay awake at 1:00, and 2:00, and 3:00 a.m., a breeze ruffled the leaves of the grapefruit tree outside her bedroom window. At least she hoped it was a breeze. It made pretty patterns on the curtains that she thought—prayed—were completely closed. So that no one could peer in and see her lying in bed. So that he couldn’t see her.    Because if it wasn’t a breeze, it might be him. The man she’d been reading about, the...

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Hello! I'm a retired professor of health and human sexuality who is using retirement to return to creative writing. My work has been featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Westwood UCLA Journal of the Arts, Cultural Daily, and more. My first published book is Our Song: a Memoir of Love and Race.