The Many Failures of Francesca Jones

Cheska struggles to cope at a family christening

Svetlana Smith
The Crystal Palace
Published in
9 min readJul 7, 2021

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Photo by Aditya Romansa on Unsplash

Luckily, I was sitting down when Aunt Jane wandered over to me, pushing her way through the crowds of relatives chattering merrily in the airy, sun-filled hall, and plumping herself down on the flower swagged seat next to me.

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Svetlana Smith
The Crystal Palace

Editor of The Crystal Palace. Writes short stories, mostly about relationships — between friends, siblings, lovers — but with the odd folk horror for fun.