Tag: slice of life
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Painting the Roses Red
Roses. Cliche at best, and I have mixed feelings about them personally. An iconic scent, color, shape, and connotation. They’re beautiful, and all of my memories about them are happy. I don’t have a single bad memory with roses, but like the plant, their roots reach deeper inside and find the dark but rich emotion…
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The Witch Next Door
A simmer pot bubbled on the stove, filling the air with a cleansing citrus smell while Madelyn scrubbed down the kitchen sink. Above her hung rows of drying herbs and cluttered along her countertops were jars of various spices, herbs, and freshly canned vegetables she had grown in the garden. On the table was a…
Paper and Rabbits 