Note: A version of this was my first big ‘short story’ publication. It was in a print (remember print?!) magazine called The Awakenings. It’s creative non-fiction. This version is how it looks in the ‘literary memoir’ of Surviving Gen X An orange glow bounced from the moon to the water and reflected on glass financial…
Madame by Jo Szewczyk – as originally published on Minus Paper She spoke in time to the clang of the kitchen waitress’s movements. Her blonde hair hung like smoke off her face. ‘The one I was named for. She hated me.’ Her line floated in the air of the busy Paris diner. A little boy…
Star Child by Jo Szewczyk, first appears in Hell is For Children charity anthology Sara came from the check-out lane. Between her fingers, a slight roll of olive-green stickers labelled ‘paid for’ struggled to maintain gravity while two large crates of what looked like a canned goods sales stack, tucked to up under her chin….
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