http://slow.writerscafe.org/Carolyn... The original writings of author Carolyn en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776036118 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I held the biscuit in my left hand and a cup of milk in the other one. My phone flashed the time at my eyes, 9:20, they had come early with supper. I didn’t always have to have supper but lately I had been losing weight instead of gaining it. It was good news to me but bad new.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Carolyn.../755425/ I stared at the clock hypnotised by the ticking it produced. Only 5 more minutes until the nurse brought in my dinner. I had been gaining weight like a slinky, I had to do something. Before I was admitted I was only a couple of kilograms away from my goal. Now that goal was becoming.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Carolyn.../661925/  "How are you today?” Karli asked me, It had been a couple days since the incident. 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