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Glory Days

May 5, 2022 1 Comment

By Kate Faigen

Little Fiona kicks the covers off her trundle bed and hurls Beary Bear across the room. “But I want them,” she screeches at the babysitter.

“No,” the babysitter repeats again. “No cookies. It’s bedtime.”

Little Fiona pouts, tucks her curly hair behind her ears like a vindictive sorority girl. “Like the others. You’re not fun.”

The babysitter, just one week out of college, walks calmly down the stairs. When she returns, she places a serving tray littered with cookies and a hefty glass of milk on the bed. Then of course, a good ol’ waste basket on the floor. “Go nuts.”

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  1. Amara Lysiak says

    May 5, 2022 at 4:22 am

    Witty! Loved this

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