I was conflicted.
7 years old and that’s what I was, though the word wouldn’t show up in my personal lexicon for another several years.
I loved my grandmothers house, all full of crocheted doilies, porcelain angels and old record albums.
Except for the cellar.
Dirt floor. Creepy steampunk boiler. Spiders just aching to crawl up your legs and into your n…
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