Roxanne Van Noland

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“Top Ten Reasons Not to Make the Report” by Roxanne Van Noland

Submitted to Contest #74

1. Your mother won't believe you. She has seen and heard too much for her to believe for one second that you're some sort victim. Oh, poor you. She will accuse of you of being jealous. Because all her life, she was so beautiful that everyone was so jealous of her. Every person who has ever mistreated another did so because they were jealous of the other person. There is no other logical explanation. And he obviously isn't jealous of a ratty slut, which means you're the one with the jealousy problem. And your deceit, your lies, your backstabb...

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I’m a 37 year old mom of a teenage daughter, a husky, and a cat. I live in rural Pennsylvania, although I originally grew up in Northern California. I served in the military and did a tour in Iraq with the Army Corp Of Engineers in 2004. I have a bachelor’s in English from UC Davis and a master’s in creative writing from Southern New Hampshire university. I was out of the writing game for a long time and I’m just now getting back into a writing routine. Your feedback is valuable and I appreciate all commentary, good and bad.