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Letter from Mama
Dear Baby, They say the greatest pain a mother could ever feel is labor. But I think that’s a bold-faced lie. There’s an even greater pain waiting just around the corner for me when you get sick for the first time. There’s also excruciating pain when you fall off your bike and scrape your knee. […]
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The Microwave
Beep…beep…beep “I don’t understand how anyone can undercook chicken. It’s chicken!” “I said I’m sorry already.” Alex chuckles. “Not like I did it on purpose.” “Thirty seconds should do it?” “Maybe a minute.” “A minute?!” The microwave beeps again. Kate removes the hot plate carefully with both hands on its outermost edges. “Ouch,” she whispers. […]
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Golden Canary
Once upon a time, there was a golden canary. She lives in a sphere of golden straws. She perches on a long golden bar. All around her are other canaries. None are gold like her, most are red like cherries. When Jim, the reddest of the cherry canaries, told her he was leaving, she couldn’t believe […]