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My son is a water-soaked bean in a Ziploc taped to my sunniest window, his green arms blasting off in all directions. Look, Mom: a magpie! he pointed. Look, Mom, a Falcon Heavy carrying 64 metric tons into orbit! He grew and grew. I used such a small bag. I used such strong tape.
Angeline Schellenberg has published the Manitoba Book Award-winning Tell Them It Was Mozart, the KOBZAR-nominated Fields of Light and Stone, and most recently, Mondegreen Riffs. She hosts Winnipeg’s Speaking Crow open-mic. Her work appears in Best Microfiction 2024 and 2025.
