Patricia Conroy

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“Ambivalent” by Patricia Conroy

Submitted to Contest #163

[Content Warning: References death, mental illness, minor child abuse, minor violence.] I could easily find my way around hospitals by the time I was 12. I knew every hospital within a 50 mile radius of our house– my mother had spent extensive time in all of them. She was born with a ventral septal defect, a hole in her heart, almost an inch in diameter. Or as my grandmother described to me, “the size of a man’s thumb.” I remember thinking an inch didn't seem so big, but for reference, a newborn’s heart is only the size of a walnut. She h...

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I fell in love with writing very early in life. I wrote poems and short stories throughout my childhood, and was published at 17. I wanted to be a professional writer, however, I had no support in the matter and gave up writing for a decade. A few months ago I had a sudden urge to write again and remembered how much I love it. Now I’m back where I was, wanting to be a professional writer, this time I don’t care if I have any support.