The bruises bloom like purple flowers. Hibiscus perhaps. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. The marks will fade to a deep blue. Like cineraria. Cineraria senetti. After that, a sickly yellow. Tansy. Tanacetum vulgare. You recite...
Blossoming
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Claire Gallagher
Claire Gallagher is a UK-based former teacher now working for a national charity. She's self-published several contemporary novels and her short stories have been featured in the world's longest running women's magazine. Exploration of both the light and the dark side of humanity appeals to Claire, so she writes both uplifting fiction and that of a more unsettling nature. 'Blossoming' and 'They Say' reflect her fascination with the latter.