It was still damp to the knees and still spotted about the hem, despite the frantic efforts of Mammy and Cookie with a steaming kettle, a clean hair brushand frantic wavings in front of an open fire.Scarlett was afraid someone would notice her bedraggled state and realize that this was he...
I very rarely played with my cousins on Sundays and holidays in the backroom at my grandparents’, preferring to read on the floor at my mother’s knees, but when I did, it was guaranteed to be a game of school, in which I got to be the teacher. It was an easy enough role to ...
I very rarely played with my cousins on Sundays and holidays in the backroom at my grandparents’, preferring to read on the floor at my mother’s knees, but when I did, it was guaranteed to be a game of school, in which I got to be the teacher. It was an easy enough role to ...
said as he slipped it into my mouth and fastened the buckle in the back. Then he tied a bit of rope between the gag buckle and my wrists, drawing them up to the point where I couldn't move my arms at all. He had me stand up and he tied my legs together at the knees and ...
gained weight over the course of four pregnancies, and let herself go altogether after the tragic death of her 17 year old son, Mack. By the time she agreed to meet with Dr. Now, she was worried that her knees were about to give way. "I don't think they're going to last," she...
and wearing shoes limits your ability to activate these critical muscles. If your feet are stiff, immobile, or unable to adequately absorb shock, it could potentially cause stress and more significant problems up the kinetic chain and into other joints like your ankles, knees, and hips in the...
Swelling may become more pronounced in the feet and legs too as the growing uterus takes up more space in the abdomen, increasing pressure on the veins of the legs and pelvis, hindering blood flow back to the heart and causing further fluid retention below the knees. This is usually exacerba...
I have become increasingly immobile. This has also led me to the decision to just stop actively looking for work. My body is betraying me. I thought for the most part I had treated it well. OK, I have had a massive chocolate addiction. I have been able to get it somewhat in check ...
Like he’s encountered somebody’s adorable pet wearing an even more adorable sweater, or a child brushing the dust off their knees after falling, then hopping back on their training-wheeled bike. Another man enters the store, strides between the two of you, now with a gap of only two ...
The throbbing in my skull lessened the further north we went, spiking only during the storms. The night I died, my headache struck again, the echo of waves against the ship sounding between my ears. I covered them, my knees buckling. I barely caught myself against the rail. And Issheth...