Journal Entry 1940
For thirty years I had wanted a baby and now, by my own hand, she was gone. The post Journal Entry 1940 appeared first on Guernica.
"Hemlock Ravine Park." Via HerbT on Flickr Pain clawed my body and blood rushed down my leg. Crazed and mewling I crouched down. My body clenched. The ergot was working. My overalls turned red and blood puddled inside my boots. A cramp seized my belly, bent on expelling any contents. Quickly, I pulled down my pants and reached between my legs. I tried to staunch the flow with my hands, but it oozed through my fingers, staining the snow. Clots, the size of walnuts, broke open when they struck the ice. Now that it was finally
