Fiction
Melantho
The Continued Thoughts of Molly Bloom
Content warnings: childbirth, (mild) body horror, abortion reference, stream-of-consciousness style/intentional run-on
Yes it was all his fault sending her away like that where I couldnt keep an eye on her fourteen such a tender age all of the fire and none of the sense I wasnt much older the first time I had my hands on a man though at least I wasnt stupid enough to let them at me like the little slut I raised it was only the one time she said O sure like I believe that and all tearyeyed like when she lost her dolly yes I remember with the blue gingham dress on and the yarn hair where was that Sandymount and he went back for it all heroic coming home emptyhanded only made it worse getting her hopes up like that if only he had some sense to get her a new one instead of showing up with his hat in his hands so apologetic yes but of course there are things you cant get back or get new ones and a doll is only a doll not a daughter O yes if anyone found out shed be ruined and never married wed have her under our roof until we died so the only option was to fake it yes like in that book about the orphans and the home for unwed mothers it wont be hard he said only you wont be able to go out much and me going along with it like some kind of sheep led to slaughter stuffing cotton batten into my stays to look…
