"Take the Girls Seriously" by Mary Clements Fisher
– “Oh, little sister, that’s enough out of you.”
When a bully grabbed me in grade school, I kneed him and ran all the way home, overkill in this instance, but not unwarranted.
Mary Clements Fisher celebrates her student and writer status in Northern California. Her writing unearths buried mad, muddled, and magical moments. She’s published in Quail Belle Magazine, Adanna Journal, Prometheus Dreaming Journal, The Closed Eye Open, Capsule Stories, They Call Us Magazine, Nailpolish Stories, and several Personal Story Publishing Project books. Join her @maryfisherwrites and https://maryfisherwrites.squarespace.com/