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A novella for the Open Novella Contest III!

Prompt #26: "Every time she lights a match, she escapes into a new world."

My mother loved folk/fairy tales and would read them to me all the time when I was  younger. Now that she's gone, reading these stories with her are some of my fondest memories. When I read this prompt, my mind immediately went to the "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen. That story always made me sad as a child, and I wondered how the girl's life could have been different had she actually experience the things she dreamed of while looking into the flame.

I hope you enjoy reading as Gwyneira discovers that life and wishes are more complicated that we initially imagine.

**Trigger Warning**
There will be some general violence and intimate partner violence in this story. Neither will be glorified, or graphic, but they are present. I know that these are unfortunate realities for a lot of people and that many read to escape the things they hate in their life and I don't want it to take them by surprise.Alle Rechte vorbehalten

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THE TINDERBOX
Sa., Feb. 29, 2020

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THE TINDERBOX
Sa., Feb. 29, 2020

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