all things fiction

/allthingsfiction. Accidental Intrigue podcast (https://accidentalintrigue.com). Furtive Khan novels (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CB6H3SH). @carboncopy-refi.

"it's hard to explain. my name isn't jenny anymore, it's justine."

"oh...ok, that's cool. i'll change your name on my phone."

jenny-now-justine wished that emily had asked her more questions, even though technically she's escaping her past. sure, it made for a less awkward conversation. but sometimes, justine wishes someone would ask her why. instead, she'll move on, learning how to steer conversations away when others start to pry. she'll become an over-sharer of her life online even, to distract others from her forced secrets.

20 odd years later, she finds herself shallow breathing, squinting thru tears as she "jokingly' responds to her friend's writing prompt about a hidden past. maybe this time, she gets to let her past catch up to her, and she can stop running.

neuroscience phd, healthcare marketer, interfaith chaplain. co-host of the /okbanger show and vibe imagineer for /christin. https://seemore.tv/christin