We Know how to Live

A short story about the desperation of poverty and the richness of love

Jacqueline Ward

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Photo by KE ATLAS on Unsplash

I choose the practical pumps that sit beside the patent work shoes in the hallway. This is not a journey for heels. No. This path is worn into my muscle memory. Every sinew resists, but I pull on the plimsolls and tie the frayed laces.

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Jacqueline Ward

Bestselling writer from Manchester, UK — currently sharing how I got a book deal for my novel Teenage Kicks and the 10 month journey to publication