Ahead of her debut short story collection, Watching Women and Girls, DaniellePender has written an exclusive short story for Stylist. Read it here
, she’d compiled a list of things she might like to do with this first block of freedom. The list was comprised of new things to try, jobs that needed doing around the house, and activities she’d once enjoyed or had regularly made space for when she was in control of her own time. Creating the list had initially helped her feel calm; it was something to look forward to when the monotony of nappies, feeding and endless walks with the buggy closed in.
Instead of cleaning under the bed, she wanted to use her body to express herself, feel something exciting, and be anything other than a vessel for carrying, feeding and moving empty cups around the house. With a sudden burst of energy, she threw back the covers and sat up as quickly as her weakened stomach muscles would allow. Sitting upright, she pulled up her stained pyjama top that smelt like cheddar cheese and gathered the sagging skin of her once full belly.
“Yeah, weird that you said the same about the miscarriage,” she’d replied, to which he’d randomly clicked his mouse around his screen and avoided making eye contact.
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