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By Linda McCullough Moore

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It’s impossible to sneeze
with your eyes open.
When you sneeze,
all your body
functions stop,
even your heart.
 
Still,
I keep trying.

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Linda McCullough Moore is the author of two story collections, a novel, an essay collection and more than 350 shorter published works. She is the winner of the Pushcart Prize, as well as winner and finalist for numerous national awards. Her first story collection was endorsed by Alice Munro, and equally as joyous, she frequently hears from readers who write to say her work makes a difference in their lives. For many years, she has mentored award-winning writers of fiction, poetry and memoir. She is currently completing a novel, Time Out of Mind, and a collection of her poetry. www.lindamcculloughmoore.com

Linda's other work on Foreshadow:
A Little Thing I Wrote (Poetry, October 2022)
Wait It Out (Poetry, October 2022)

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