Taylor Worsham

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“The Dying of The Light” by Taylor Worsham

Submitted to Contest #202

Pinot Grigio buzzes in my veins while the bass of the music speakers near the head table buzzes in my chest. The alcohol loosens up my joints and allows me to pull off dance moves I didn’t know I still had. I don’t know where my date scurried off to and I don’t know where my $49.99 tie went. But there’s one thing I do know: I’m parched. I mosey back to my table with the people with whom I had been conversing all night. I give them my most genuine smile as their faces contort. My fingers wrap around the nearest bottleneck of wine, s...

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Taylor is a 26-year-old woman who lives in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She's been creatively writing since she was just 7 years old. In 2018, she was announced the winner of the first-ever Stellanova Osborn Poetry Prize for her poem, "November’s Storms." She attended Lake Superior State University and graduated in Spring 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature with a concentration in Creative Writing. She has performed in a few journalism positions for the USA TODAY Network, where her skillful writing has been featured in publications such as the Nashville Tennessean, The Clarion-Ledger, The Commercial Appeal, and others. In her spare time, Taylor loves to meditate, do yoga, play video games, write, draw, and spend time with loved ones.