Monday Microfiction: "Grieving the Living"

This week's microfiction is a 90-word story about grief and friendship.

Many of my micro stories are inspired by prompts provided by THE FICTION DEALER Substack. I highly recommend checking it out if you’re interested in reading more microfics — or writing your own!

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Grieving the Living

They talk about grieving the dead, but no one talks about grieving the living.

I lost you, same as if you’d died. I’ll never know you again. Never hear your voice or greet your cat or try your cooking or argue with you or smoke with you or—

The list goes on infinitely. Because I forced you out. Because I made you leave. Because you are gone, a four-letter word that means at least one heart torn apart.

Three years, one month, and sixteen days, and I’m still grieving you.

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