I'm just a woman
trying to get the baby to sleep
watching my cat drink
out of the toilet
in the yellow vanity light
by the sink.
And there's not a damn thing I can do about it.
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Ashley McGee
GrimDark, Fantasy, Horror, Western, and nonfiction. Long time stepmom, first time new mom. Current read: Saga of the Noble Dead. Current audio read: Caves of Ice (Ciaphas Caine). TikTok @squealingnerd
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The Portrait of Matteo
Seventeen-year-old Manny got off a public bus at a busy intersection in downtown Philadelphia. When the bus released its brakes and passed his narrow view, he checked whether the art museum across the street was still there. He had been visiting it every day that week but wondered for a second the veracity of its presence. Now, the spring sun betrayed its gray highlights, giving it a warm glow.
By Paul Aaron Domenick5 days ago in Fiction
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Well-wrought! I had a cat who drank from the toilet once. He was as big as a small dog too!