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At what point do the people we love become a burden? The Monster delves into this existential question through the eyes of a young girl as her family struggles to cope with her sick grandmother...
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John Dodsworth
Former political staffer whose passion for writing and alcohol has fueled a life of many triumphs and failures alike.
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The Monster - John Dodsworth
The Monster
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Who’s there?
I live with a monster.
She used to be my Grandma. She used to live with Grandpa but then he died and passed away and went to heaven. I think grandma wishes she was in heaven too. We used to go to the movies together, the mat-in-nays, and she would buy me popcorn and one chocolate bar that I got to pick out. Sometimes she would buy me two. That was a long time ago now, a whole three years ago, when I was seven.
Who’s there?
It’s me, mom. Your daughter. Cathy.
I don’t have a daughter!
Mom...
"My daughter is dead. She was an adulterous whore. Not married, you know? Couldn’t keep a man. Divorced twice. What kind of fifty year old woman goes out
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