Trisha Lee

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“Elvis - A Far Better Tune To Die To ” by Trisha Lee

Submitted to Contest #255

Elvis - A Far Better Tune To Die To - Trisha Lee“What a fucking waste,” said Lilly, pulling the hospital curtains closed around her.“Shush,” snapped a voice from the other side.Lilly startled.“Sorry!” she said. She hadn’t meant to speak her thoughts out loud.She looked at the bed, taking in everything for the first time. Fred lay under a starched white sheet, the standard hospital blue open-weave blanket thrown over him. His eyes were closed, his face stony grey, his breath rasping. There was an oxygen tube up his nose and an empty cannula s...

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I write poetry, mainly for very young children, with a bit of performance poetry for adults thrown in. I have just started writing short stories . I love thinking about how stories affect us and about the shape of narrative, the hero’s journey of a story. When I write long form I’m a plotter. Not sure what my process is for short form yet.