A Shot in the Dark
“Wow,” I think, a limpid dewdrop dangling from the sterling tip like an afterthought. The tapered nib of the needle slips beneath my skin. Then: “This sucks.”
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3 min readMay 10, 2023
The injection is a slow process. I sit on the edge of the bed with my belly exposed and pinched — a crucible in body acceptance in itself — slowly pushing down on the…
