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hunched in a corner

By Helen Buckingham
January 28, 2022
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2 thoughts on “hunched in a corner”

Pris campbell
January 29, 2022 at 7:15 am

I love this. The last line is so unexpected and right on!

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Karen DeBonis
January 29, 2022 at 6:06 am

I’ve been in that space many times. Beautiful, Helen.

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