Working Title: I’ll Give You Something To Cry About
1st Sentence: She’d like to say that she hates to hear the little girl’s screams and fits of tears because she feels sad for her.
Favorite Sentence: She’d like to say that her impulse is to run out of her apartment, snatch the girl from the bullying taunts of the older kids, cover her with her own strong back.
Word Length: 220
Photo by D. Sharon Pruitt, March 2009.
can't thank the Maine Arts Commission enough for granting her their 2012 literary fellowship, which she used to launch Daily Shorty. Claire writes, edits, coaches other writers, and blogs in Lewiston, where she stays sane by working on her scraggly yard, running 5Ks as slowly as possible, perfecting cracker recipes, and playing badminton. She spends the remainder of her free time with her sweet husband and perfect cats. You can contact Claire at dailyshorty@gmail.com.
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