novelette – By Autumn Rain

Alice and the Warden – 31

I decided to change the featured image for this story, just because it’s been going for a few months. Felt

Alice lounged on the couch with her sleeping infant and Hackett’s laptop, scrolling through endless listings of baby carriers and

Hackett joined Alice in her room that night, and sat on her bed with his arms wrapped around her as

Alice trembled as she sat in the hard plastic chair. Hackett was standing behind her, probably much closer than he

Alicia fussed in the early hours of the morning while it was still dark, and Alice roused herself. She didn’t

Hackett checked on Alice in her room late that night, and she immediately motioned him over to her bedside. “Look,”

Alice stayed in the hospital for a few days under observation, and under the guidance of various nurses learned the

Alice felt the first painful tightening of her uterus after she laid down with the intent to sleep, and her

Hackett arranged to have the prison’s school teacher tutor Alice privately on the weekend, and she was delighted to discover

Alice watched Spring mature into summer through the window of her tower room, and missed the feeling of breathing in