ants - a 100 word novel
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Ants - a 100 word novel
At six Livvy sat in the garden and watched an ant crawl on her hand. Don told her the ground was porous. He smelled of grapefruit.
Livvy’s daughter Rachel was never well, pain like little black letters in her blood and intestines. One night Livvy curled up attempting to ignore the cries from next door. It just made them louder. Don’s lover, Will, knew simple ways to distract from the pain temporarily. He died of pneumonia.
Livvy moved away somewhere unforgiving of her guilt, by the sea. She pours water on the sand and makes small holes with her finger.
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Ants - a 100 word novel
At six Livvy sat in the garden and watched an ant crawl on her hand. Don told her the ground was porous. He smelled of grapefruit.
Livvy’s daughter Rachel was never well, pain like little black letters in her blood and intestines. One night Livvy curled up attempting to ignore the cries from next door. It just made them louder. Don’s lover, Will, knew simple ways to distract from the pain temporarily. He died of pneumonia.
Livvy moved away somewhere unforgiving of her guilt, by the sea. She pours water on the sand and makes small holes with her finger.
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