Anna West
Anna West
Aug 28, 2017 · 2 min read
Innocence — Matthew Weinberger

Penelope

Penelope was sixteen when she felt the great power that lived inside her. The realization came suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere. It ran through her body — a radiant heat that lit up every cell of her being. It was frighteningly pleasant. A honeyed fire rising from the sweet damp valley that lay between her legs. It terrified her yet filled her with a joy so vast, she knew her heart was changed forever. In that moment, a part of her knew that how she managed or related…

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Anna West

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Writer. Tea drinker. Traveller. Dreamer. Cook.

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