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Potentially sensitive content: brief allusions to drinking, intoxication, language, and sexual activityJenna woke up at 6am like it was the perfect day. She cleaned herself in a dingy dorm shower, listening to bubbly pop music. Her adult braces showed as she smiled in the mirror, donning a pair of straight-cut blue jeans and a colorful t-shirt, both generic brands. She brushed out her long, straight hair and added a thin layer of makeup to her face. Looking at herself, she saw Andie Anderson, Carrie Bradshaw, or Holly Golightly. She even walked campus to the student union cafeteria as if she ...
Dead of March
-Contains gun violence.- The whipping march wind lashed against the side of the little house on Clair Ave. It banged the loose shutters and screamed to be let inside the warm bungalow. Daniel huddled by the flame of the gas heater. His newly wed wife clung to his arms as she nuzzled her face in his chest. They had drawn the blinds and turned off the lights, seeking asylum within their four cream-colored walls painted not even a week ago. “I’m sorry.” He smoothed her frizzled strains of hair and drew her tight against him. Black mascara smeared across his pale blue dress shirt as she lifted her...
Insurance against Loss
In the innermost pocket of my backpack are an insulin pen and three Ativan tabs. They are my insurance policy. The insulin pen contains 300 units of lispro insulin, which would be fatal if injected all at once. But it would take at least 15 minutes to work, during which a person feels impending doom along with a host of other unpleasant sensations as their blood sugar drops. The Ativans, then, had to be taken first – to smooth the ride to oblivion. The insulin pen expires in 90 days. So that’s how long I have.Last night during dinner I told my husband that I was quitting my job. For once Brend...
A LAST MEAL
A LAST MEALSentenced to hang for the murder of his wife, Frank Stemmer had not for one moment stopped proclaiming his innocence. The trial was fairly straightforward. Circumstantial evidence all pointed in his direction. Three eyewitnesses saw a man who fit Frank’s description running from the murder scene, and all three identified him in a police lineup. A smudged fingerprint on the murder weapon was a partial match. Prosecuting attorneys detailed the crime in exquisite detail, and laid out the motive quite eloquently. According to the prosecution, the marriage was failing and the parties had...