"The Right Kind of Animal"You sneak a thumb to your wrist and beg your pulse to stop being so loud, because Dad says animals can hear it just as well as they can smell the danger-scent of people.
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corley_longmire
A Mississippi native, Corley Longmire spent her childhood fending off mosquitoes and sipping honeysuckle. Her writing often explores gender and societal expectations, surrealism, familial bonds, isolation, and the relation between identity and place.
MS, United States
Selected work (3 publications)
"Heavy Is the Fruit""Take care of your sister.”
Kizzy glanced at Shay. She had a piece of hair caught in the corner of her mouth, upper lip glistening with snot. “I always do,” Kizzy said.
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"Tragedies Big and Small"It started with my ears ringing. Benign, easy to explain away. Once the houseplant spoke back to me, I figured tinnitus was the safer option to ask my therapist about.
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