'The Narrator'

For paid subscribers: An ear-tingling short story.

Thanks to all the new subscribers who have climbed aboard in recent weeks — here’s another 60-second story for paid subscribers, and I’ll be back Friday with a free-for-all post. Stay hydrated and moisturized!

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THE NARRATOR

As if chronic insomnia isn’t cruel enough, the real kicker is when your doctor shrugs at your struggle and offers this six-word salve:

“It’s common for women your age.”

For months, I’d spent the dead-night hours just staring at black air. Pills gave me brainfog, and I’m not a person who can just climb out of bed at four in the morning and clean the kitchen or write a novel.

But then, at the climax of my desperation, I found The Narrator.