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Naomi Atwood

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Monkey Suit

Naomi Atwood

Submitted to Contest #242

As a third-generation Japanese Canadian, Jayne was one of the younger members of the Nikkei Cultural Association in southern Alberta. Since she had some facility with technology, she had volunteered to be secretary and took the minutes for the meetings on her laptop. The main project of the organization was to collect, collate and edit personal and family histories for publication in a large book, to preserve the history of Japanese Canadians in southern Alberta.&nbs...

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Butcher Knife

Naomi Atwood

Submitted to Contest #241

Trigger warning: This story suggests child sexual abuse. I only vaguely recall Grandpa coming to the door of our bedroom that evening and asking us to come to his bedroom. I do remember that it was not the first time. My older sister, Evelyn, at age seven and myself, five years old, were already in bed. We shared a room that was just down the hallway from our grandfather, in the basement of the duplex where our family li...

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Christmas at Kresge's

Naomi Atwood

Submitted to Contest #240

Trigger warning: This story deals with familial mental/emotional abuse. It was Christmastime again. That season of good will, giving, and joy. Jayne’s memories of Christmas, however, don’t all reflect such happy thoughts. Oh, yes, there were the delicious turkey dinners, which her mother served on Christmas Eve, to avoid the rush and excitement of Christmas Day. The sumptuous meal was enjoyed, and then mother and children would attend the Christmas Eve service at their church nearby. Her mother’s turkey...

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