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#VSS365 May 2019
Once again, trigger warning for grief related stories below. May is not only the month of mother’s day, but it’s the month of my mother’s birthday. Needless to say, May hits me hard. This is the second time around since her passing. Grief is like walking on a tightrope. #ephemeral sways between balance & vertigo.…
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#VSS365 April 2019
Warning – the first few “very short stories” I wrote in April may be triggering. I’m still grieving the loss of my mama. I write in an effort to comfort the ever present void in my life due to her absence. I look at photos of her smiling. When the doctor told mama she only…
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#VSS365 March 2019
Every 20th, like clockwork, the roses on the dining table are a #celebration. A life once always blooming now a memory, the tops of her tender hands; they felt like rose petals. Her name, like the flower. Rosa. Mama. #vss365 #prompt #aboutMyMama 🌹 — Rachel's Writing (@rachelsfloetry) March 1, 2019 The bloodthirsty roars from the…
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#VSS365 February 2019
I could #read it in her face – her sunken cheeks and her distant eyes. Her slackened jaw that once said, "I love you, sweetie." Daddy will say she looked like an angel, but I will always know the truth. All I saw that day was death. #Grief #vss365 — Rachel's Writing (@rachelsfloetry) February 1,…
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#VSS365 January 2019
I discovered the #VSS365 hash tag on Twitter recently, and I’ve started to participate in it. It’s been a lot of fun. I’d like to keep track of them from now on, on a monthly basis. Since I’ve only just started, here are the few I wrote for January. Enjoy. If red is anger, passion,…
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