Turtlefly Ink
short stories and novels written by Rebecca Andem
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Inside the Lines
(published in Relief Journal)
Road Damage
An aging call girl encounters the unexpected while on the run in the Arizona desert.
Life Sized
A lonely boat captain remembers his mother’s funeral while watching tourists dance in a hotel bar.
Dancing with Violet
A ballet teacher choreographs her grief after an unexpected pregnancy ends in a miscarriage.
Summer Snow
After her husband dies, a mother watches her daughter sink into silence.
(published in Mesa State College’s Literary Review)
Under Our Skin
A dying man encounters an abused teenaged boy in a laundromat.
(published in Word Riot)
Novices
What Would Rosa Do?
A traveler in Vietnam contemplates social roles and responsibility while trying to save the relationship with his girlfriend.
(published in Prick of the Spindle)