Sue Darling

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“A Family Torn” by Sue Darling

Submitted to Contest #55

Can you keep a secret? I've got a big one. Or rather… I know a big one, it isn’t mine. See, there's no such thing as a secret in a small town; small towns gossip, as soon as one person knows, you can bet your ass that everyone does. He doesn't think that word spreads, though. He doesn't believe acquaintances and friends of friends would talk behind his back. At almost sixty years old, one might think he'd understand the world, and the town he’s called home for more than forty years a little bit better than that. I can tell you for certain, w...

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25. Book lover. Webcomic enthusiast. Probably pan but let's say bi because the flag is made up of my favorite colors; what's a label worth, anyway? I always loved to read and write. When I was a kid, I wanted to be an author. The adults in my life always said I could do it if I tried, but no matter how much I wanted to, I just never had any inspiration. 2020 came around, and my resolution to myself was to write more, and to finally use this new prompt site I had found a few months prior. Of course, months went by, and I only ever opened the weekly newsletters, never actually submitting anything. I'm trying. That's all you can do, right?