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Heartache

Heartache

Jaquie spent the night praying to the porcelain god, Dave patiently holding her hair. No one warned you about night sickness because some genius named it morning sickness. After surviving the day unscathed, she didn’t expect to be sideswiped by spaghetti and garlic bread. At least, that’s what she told Dave. Stupid lies. Even she believed them. She ran her hand along the tile marks engraved across her cheeks, desperate to ignore the putrid stench of vomit, and the sourness…

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Weed

Weed

It was definitely a weed. Sally frowned. She didn’t recognize what kind, though. It didn’t resemble nightshade, goosegrass, or ragwort. Best to call in reinforcements, she fished her phone out of her apron pocket. Snapped a photo and sent it to the family chat. One of them was bound to identify the plant. It didn’t take long for the messages to roll in.  Grandma, why are you growing weed? Yes, but what kind? WEED! They really were most unhelpful, and…

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