The Mourner

Micro-fiction inspired by images

Dascha Paylor
Nov 5 · 1 min read
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay

Mahandra listened to the graveside eulogy, barely audible over the pounding rain. After so many funerals, they all sounded the same. All extolling the virtues of the recently departed. All false.

It always rained at Mahandra’s funerals. She provided the rain, just as she provided the deceased — murderers every one.

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Dascha Paylor

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Writer, Editor, Physician, Life Coach. Also Mom, Grandma, and crazy dog Mom. My pronouns are she/her. Find more stories at https://daschapaylorauthor.com/.

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