The Thoughts She Carried
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Ongoing5m
Last published Sat, Nov 14, 2015
We all know what happened to Jimmy Cross, but what about Martha? Life wasn't exactly peachy stateside, either.
*This was a class assignment I received to write a short story from another character's perspective. I chose "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien. Based solely on the short story, not the book he also published.)
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