Stories

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Story read by:

Menna Bonsels

About the author:

Joanna Sterling

Joanna writes short stories and flash fiction, has had her work published in a number of magazines and anthologies. She lives in London with her ever growing collection of Brooches.

Toothpaste Tubes

A story by

Story type:

Flash Fiction
Podcast

Story mood:

Sad
Thought-provoking

I squeeze out the last bit, screw back the top and put the empty tube with the rest in the chest of drawers my parents bought us when we married.

The first one I kept was from the hospital. You hadn’t finished it and nor did I.

I tried a different brand once, but it didn’t taste of you.

Every month I arrange the empty tubes into different patterns. Once, I made a face, it’s eyes stared back at me with tears of discarded toothpaste. Jack says I should toss them all away. He says chuck everything.

Maybe, next month.

THE END

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