Attie cannot remember having a flesh and blood
heart. Instead, the heart she knows is one made of glass. It has
kept her alive, when the heart she was born with would not, but also limits her
life in every way. Attie is constantly reminded by her mother and doctor
to always be careful, because she forgets that her heart can’t take the strain
of her trying to act like a healthy teenage girl. According to them, Attie must
not run, or shout, or make new friends, or discover that there is a chance she
can live the life she wants after all.
The Girl Made of Glass was a short story published in Mosaics: A Collection of Independent Women Volume 1 on International Women's Day 2016.
Mosaics Volume
One featured twenty self-identified female authors writing about
Intersectionality, including women of color, and members of the
disability, trans, and GLB/ GSD* (Gender and Sexual Diversities)
communities. This
collection included Hugo Award Nominees, Tiptree Shortlists, Pushcart
Prize Winners, USA Today Bestsellers, indie superstars and traditionally
published talents alike. The anthology combines leading and new voices
all proclaiming their identity as Women, and their ability to Roar.
Profits of the Mosaics Anthology project are donated to the Pixel
Project to end Violence Against Women. You can find out more about the
project at daydreams and dandelions press.
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