Storyglossia Issue 45, June 2011.

 

regina is sitting in her closet. susan is standing outside of regina's bedroom door, talking loudly on her red blackberry pearl. regina eats fifteen trader joe's peanut butter cups. she begins to learn her lines for little miss darkness. regina thinks this is the worst script she has ever read. regina knows this movie will make a lot of money. this makes regina feel distraught. regina begins to drip melted gold crayon onto her wrist. she tries to aim for the exact spot where the round red scab used to be. a drop of hot wax lands on the spot. regina waits for it to harden before peeling it off. pieces of scab and skin are attached to the wax. regina wants to save it to prove that she exists. she throws it in the trash instead.

 

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