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grandmother

by BCwells

My grandmother never could say, "I'm full." So she filled cookie jars and pie tins and Bundt pans because they were also just a little bit hollow. She emptied herself into children and bathtub wine and her rosary beads and they were full.

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inland PNW

For You?

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inland PNW

Published: May 5
Time: 1m

Tags: #generations #love #hollow

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