Tag: family

• March 22, 2025

  The Three and a half deaths of berry qin

  This story went through about ten drafts before reaching this point. I’m still not satisfied with the ending, but I was able to clarify some of the thought process of my main character, which was a great challenge. Berry’s been crushed by an eighteen-wheeler. The second I stepped into the parking lot I knew it.…
• March 22, 2025

  Grace’s Feel for pain

  A short story I wrote a few months ago. Didn’t quite come out as I intended, but I still like the original idea. “I won’t go climbing up on the counter,” Grace said when the doctor left the room. “And I’m sorry I knocked the kettle over. I’ll stay out of the kitchen forever for…