Bye, Bye Miss American Pie

[furzicle]

Coby was wiped out. He pulled his soaked soccer jersey away from his body hoping for a little bit of cooling. He spotted three of his teammates sprawled like fallen logs on the grass in the shade under a gargantuan sycamore. Two of them, Nathan and Jonathan, hung their heads like spent racehorses.  The MVP of the game, Marco, lay on the grass

Comments

[engarian]

Oh, I loved how you brought this current and melded the past with the present. One editorial note, in the paragraph, five from the end, you're missing a quotation mark starting the sentence 'Think of the risk every girl faces ... '

- Erulisse (one L)

[furzicle]

Thanks!

[drippedonpaper]

I think of this too. I have 3 kids, but I miscarried between my last 2 kids. This required 2 D&Cs. The baby was already deceased, but they had to remove it. They did in Dec...but something was left behind and I bled til Valentine's Day when I had the second D&C. Neither was an abortion, but I've heard even this type of care might be limited. So hard to believe or understand.

I also have 2 daughters and my husband has grandkids. What if something happens? What will their options be?

Sad times indeed, for so many :(

[mollywheezy]

Very true and very sad.

[d0gs]

Sadly so very true D: but very well written!

[beautyofgrey]

It's all such a mess now, isn't?
Glad to see the new DHHS order out last night that protects individuals with life threatening conditions, but still, such a long fight to get basic healthcare back.

I like the way you interwove the past and current events into this simple post-game gathering.