Just Taking Out the Trash
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Nana was just taking out the trash
I was angry about so many other things
I was holding the holy book didn’t belong to our religion
She said she just wanted to chat with the missionaries
I was angry about so many other things
Nana assured me that her faith was as strong as ever
She said she just wanted to chat with the missionaries
I was yelling louder than I ever should have yelled at her
Nana assured me that her faith was as strong as ever
I cried out, knowing I was attacking the wrong person
I was yelling louder than I ever should have yelled at her
So many moments of regret that I could never take back
I cried out, knowing I was attacking the wrong person
On the bus in middle school, I wished a near-death experience on Kelly
So many moments of regret that I could never take back
I thought a near-death experience would help her find the truth
On the bus in middle school, I wished a near-death experience on Kelly
I always thought that the world was so simple and objective
I thought a near-death experience would help her find the truth
Nana was just taking out the trash
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CLS Sandoval
CLS Sandoval, PhD (she/her) is a pushcart nominated writer and communication professor with accolades in film, academia, and creative writing who speaks, signs, acts, publishes, sings, performs, writes, paints, teaches and rarely relaxes. She’s a flash fiction and poetry editor for Dark Onus Lit. She has presented over 50 times at communication conferences, published 15 academic articles, two academic books, three full-length literary collections, three chapbooks, as well as flash and poetry pieces in several literary journals, recently including Opiate Magazine, The Journal of Magical Wonder, and A Moon of One’s Own. She is raising her daughter and dog with her husband in Alhambra, CA.
