By Yvonne Clarke
He turns up drunk. Another night of beery vomit and piss on the carpet. Turn off the TV. Turn the cat out. Turn off the lights. Turn in for the night. Turn over in a futile effort to sleep. Turn up the volume of your fake orgasm—it makes him come more quickly. Turn on the shower and wash him out of you. Turn to the wall to avoid his foetid breath. Once, he turned your head with his witty banter. Now you have no one else to turn to. This year, though, you will turn another page. Without him.
An awful situation turned into a very good story.
Neat use of one word in so many ways to tell the story.
Nicely done!
Really powerful.
So sorry. Very powerful.
Great rhythm to your prose. It’s a heartbreaking story, but there’s hope at the end.
Amazing piece of writing! Very poignant, well done!
Packs a gut punch. Excellent flow of words. A good one!
Empowerment is a good thing!