She Was Fired On Maternity Leave

Samantha K Smith
Feb 23, 2017 · 14 min read

She heard it in his voice; he was rambling. There was a prolonged silence. She asked if she was getting fired.

PPicture it. Less than three months before, she gives birth to a quite large, almost 10-pound human who splits her in two. Everything she knows about her life changes. Not just the bulging, black-and-blue varicose veins that…

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Samantha K Smith

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Writer, adjunct, Hunter MFA grad #binder; published in @nytopinion, @Grantamag, @Slate, @GuernicaMag,@espnW, @TheCommon, @Vol1Brooklyn, @ScaryMommy & @Bustle.

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