Set Yourself on Fire
ShortStory 3,528 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"The chrysanthemums are dying. The yellow flowers face downward, stems wilting at the neck. Their petals curl and brown at the edges like burning paper. You lift one of the ragged blossoms up, as if to try and help it support its own weight. You keep the flowerpot on the kitchen countertop..."
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