The Lesser of Two Evils
(100 words) “Mommy? We’re hungry.” Gray gazed at their meagre provisions with a sinking heart. The pale faces of her emaciated children bordered on despair. “I know Kiddo, I know.” She chewed thoughtfully on her thumbnail; could anything save them from another onion risotto? Six months into life after Zander, she was at breaking point. The fractured wrist had mended, the bruises were gone,…













