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The Dahlia

The Dahlia

by | Apr 12, 2021 | K, Kristin Peterson, Short Story

As George’s mother tucked him in, she stuck an open safety pin, sharp end facing up, in his bottom sheet. He begged with tears in his eyes, “Please don’t, Mother, it hurts.” +++++“The pain is to remind you not to pee the bed.” Like every night of his life, she left...