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Content warning: brief mentions of child abuse and domestic violence. I canât tell if the yowlingâs for the dead or the heat. Itâs cicada hiss and lawn mower growl hotâso hot, itâs disrespectful. But as Dad shovels dirt over Papa, Iâm cold. I can't cry, and it feels like sin.âIt's alright to grieve,â Aunt June whispers. âAin't no shame in it.âShe fans herself with a program as tears drip below her sunglasses. She means it's shameful not to cry, especially for your own. But I can't put on grief like wide-brimmed hats and pearls and black dres...
Shortlisted for Contest #304 âď¸
Content warning: Contains themes of pregnancy loss and griefSunbeams turned floating flour into glitterâtoo pretty for the mess Iâd made. My fingers twisted through sticky dough, a ball of goop on the counter. Outside, mina birds chirped. The sea sighed against the sand across the street, breeze heavy with salt and sweet plumeria. I breathed it in like it might help.But the birds didnât care. The sea didnât care. They carried on, like the world hadnât burned down.Mine had.BEEP.The pre-heated oven broke my thoughts. And so did a smack on my b...
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