They reeked of smoke and ice.
Six Word Story No. 33
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They reeked of smoke and ice.
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celebrating creative nonfiction
A selection of favorite pieces from the editors of Brevity, a magazine of concise literary nonfiction.
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Six Word Story for Mother
She fed them meatloaf and novenas.
Six Word Story No. 31
Fat clouds blushed against the sky.
retro reading
We’ve been neglecting our reviews. Oh, we’ve written them, just haven’t shared, and that is just sad. So, the girls are returning to reviews with a retro read of Margaret Atwood. Here’s the tease:
To read The Edible Woman is to be transported back in time. Fourty-plus years ago “girls” had entered the workforce to stay. They wore binding girdles, deferred to the men in the company, and were expected to resign when they became engaged and left maindenhood behind. Still, they were there, earning their way.
Six Word Story No. 30
Six Word Story No. 29
She choked on verbs, plummy and ripe.
UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 2003: Cleopatra, ca 1888, by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917), oil on canvas, 65×56 cm. 19th century. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)
Six Word Story No. 28
Spring arrived, wearing her fancy skirts.
Six Word Story No. 27
To hell with pheromones, she thought.
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