N.F. Moran

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“A practice in despair” by N.F. Moran

Submitted to Contest #255

I lay on the sofa and watched the mornings light creep across the wall, its warmth and brightness in stark contrast to the cold darkness that crept across my soul.How long had I been lying here? The TV screen had gone dark and silence lay heavy in the air. Two bottles of red wine stood empty and proud on the edge of the coffee table.I thought about all the Tupperware holding casseroles in the fridge. When did I last eat? I still wasn’t hungry, would I ever feel hungry again? The emptiness I felt ran deeper; like someone had reached inside me...

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A fledgling writer currently working on her first novel.