The Seven Corporal Mercies

NonfictionIssue 35
Written by Nancy Connors

Each time, before I leave, I look to be sure that my mother is breathing, holding my own breath until I see her chest move gently, almost invisibly.

Nancy Connors

Nancy Connors' work has appeared in Necessary Fiction, failbetter, Burningword, The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, The Stonecoast Review, and others. She's the recipient of a 2023 Pushcart Prize and teaches at the Writers Studio in New York. She lives in the Hudson Valley.

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