AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

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AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton
AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton
Do I grab the baby or a knife?

Do I grab the baby or a knife?

On Breaking: My maternal instinct and childhood trauma face off when I find a man at my door in the middle of the night

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Jul 26, 2023
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Do I grab the baby or a knife?
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“Do I grab the baby and hide or do I grab a kitchen knife?” That was the question that ran through my mind when I saw the man’s face up against the glass of our front door in the middle of the night.

I ran downstairs into the kitchen for our biggest chef’s knife.

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