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Weekend Torment

By Susan Golden

Bad news has a way of darting in, late on a Friday afternoon, ducking around the corner of the heavy, carved wooden doors as they are swinging shut, closing out the week and thwarting the ability to respond until Monday morning. More than patience, I need an extra helping of decatastrophization. 63 hours to go.

Susan Golden writes fiction and non-fiction. Her work has appeared in Harmony Magazine and Bright Flash Literary Review. Her writing is inspired by her longhaired mini dachshund, who tackled every obstacle with zeal. 

Posted on October 15, 2024

Filed Under: 10 – 55-word-stories

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