By Kip Knott

The newspaper says you died three days ago. The newspaper says there will be no funeral. The newspaper says not to send flowers. The newspaper says nothing about me. The newspaper says nothing about the child we lost. The newspaper says nothing about our bittersweet life together. The newspaper says there are no survivors.

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Kip Knott is a writer, poet, photographer, and part-time art dealer living in Ohio. His writing has been included in Best Microfiction 2024 and The Wigleaf Top 50. His new book of stories, Family Haunts, is available from Louisiana Literature Press.