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Out on a Limb

July 2, 2025 6 Comments

By Sharon Murphy

Uncle Billy lost his leg in a motorcycle accident. His new false leg looked like a hollow tube. It made him walk funny. He couldn’t bend his knee. Mam said he turned mean after that.

Whenever the leg got damaged, my cousin Susie would carry it over her shoulder to our house, so my dad could weld it. She always had a bruise on her face.

I brought the leg back one day. They didn’t hear me at the door, but I heard the hollow crack of Billy’s hand on Susie’s face.

I hope my dad doesn’t ever lose his leg.

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Comments

  1. Kerri says

    July 2, 2025 at 4:11 am

    Well crafted story!

    Reply
    • Sharon Murphy says

      July 2, 2025 at 7:23 pm

      Thank you Kerri

      Reply
  2. S J Distefano says

    July 2, 2025 at 10:45 am

    Thoughtful and well delivered

    Reply
  3. Sharon Murphy says

    July 2, 2025 at 7:24 pm

    Thank you. Appreciate the comment.

    Reply
  4. Kelly Louisa Balliu says

    July 6, 2025 at 10:12 am

    Well done. Brilliantly told from the child’s point of view.

    Reply
    • Sharon Murphy says

      July 8, 2025 at 8:07 pm

      Thank you

      Reply

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