So thrilled to appear in this dream journal, thank you wonderful editor-people @nffr.bsky.social. Thank you also to the Group 10 word wizards in March Micro Madness @smokelong.bsky.social for their help with this piece.
Chris Cottom
"At long past bedtime, Mum digs a hole in the border, snips her veil confetti-tiny, entombs the scraps near the bones of our bunnies."
Family dynamics, a one-legged Barbie and My Little Pony
at play in this wonderful #flash from @chriscottom.bsky.social
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We lay the table under the apple tree, whoop as Mum glides towards us like a bride. We lift her veil, kiss away her tears, insist she’s a gazillion times more gorgeous.