Death and Laughter/#homebeforedarkcontest
MTMagni
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  • Reads 36
  • Votes 9
  • Parts 1
  • Time <5 mins
MTMagni
Ongoing, First published May 17, 2020
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A 500 word short story about standing up to the truth of death, loss, and abuse,  and standing beside the person you love most of all.

An emotionally abusive father and an opioid addicted brother, both absent for the death of her mother; a young woman must confront the truth that she has to do it alone and stand up to the reality of loss in her own way.
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