By Amy Barnes
My Alice wore a Paddington Bear coat the last time I saw her. I’d thought toggles might be easier for first-grade fingers, and yet he took her while she fiddled with them.
She’s wearing that coat on her ‘Missing’ poster.
Don’t staple her face! I yell at the volunteers wielding staplers and as much compassion as they can for a girl most haven’t met.
Some listen. Others tack her over and over on trees and telephone poles. No blood drips on her paper coat, but I wonder if she needs stitches.
Now, I button other daughters’ coats at school bus stops.
Successful emotional connection with the reader, Great hook & ending.
Powerful. Gripping. Artfully painful and beautifully articulated.
Very powerful.
Hello Amy,
I agree with 2912, Scott, and Andre.
Perfection.
Chilling and impactful… great job conveying such a sensitive topic.
Painful