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Foster by Athena Vasquez

June 16, 2023April 4, 2023 literallystories2014

Before the second home in Montebello, I was placed in my first foster home, where my hunger for thinness was conceived and grew larger in size than I had ever been.

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Tagged body dismorphic disorder, child abuse, eating disorders, family, foster care, free reading, literally stories, relationships, Short Fiction4 Comments
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Letti the Yeti by Dave Henson

November 2, 2020August 5, 2020 literallystories2014

“Letti the Yeti. Letti the Yeti,” the children chant.

… “Mama, what’s Yeti?”

“The Yeti is a monster, Letti. It’s also called Bigfoot.”

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