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Don’t Leave Me
His eyes peeking around the crib slats bore a hole through her that she packed with ice, his thin arms reaching, a kick of one foot, enough to worm a yes from her.
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Another 33-word challenge from the Trifecta folks, this one to use the word “worm.” But not just worm, worm, the transitive verb, and then, the 3rd definition which is (if you don’t know); “to obtain or extract by artful or insidious questioning or by pleading, asking, or persuading.”
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Listen to Jan read her essay “Billy” presented on WUWM’s Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “At the Breakfast Bar” on WUWM Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “The Parish Hall,” on WUWM Lake Effect
“Fury Cannot Touch Me,” Modern Love, NYT, 9/29/11
Incredible 33 words👍🏻
Thank you! I loved Trifecta and really miss it.
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Something about that “packed with ice” haunts me. This is a good read.
So adorable! And what a way to utilize a perfect photo!
And how could you not??? Sweet.
Ha! I know that feeling. It’s the same thing when they say, “Mama uppie!” Nice use of the prompt.