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wild honeysuckle's avatar

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J.W. Meyers's avatar

Taking someone's life over onion rings. How trivial a reason can it get? Thank you for writing about Chauncia. The news cycle spins on and on, most will forget by tomorrow, like your title says. Having something, some piece like this, out there offers at least something more. Thank you for writing and sharing this.

Sam Rasnake's avatar

“The death toll climbs

I don’t want her to be forgotten

Just another headline that’s

yesterday’s news” - Powerful. It’s a haunting piece, William. “No more funerals”. A perfect way to close.

Nick Hills's avatar

"I don’t want her to be forgotten"

She will not be forgotten, thanks William for sharing this sad story

Alicia's avatar

Something is really, really wrong. Has been for a very long time.

williamphaynes/elliott's avatar

It is difficult to fix

Robert Blake's avatar

Over a disagreement about onion rings. God help us! 💔

Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Shot over an order of onion ring? Every day someone is there to show us just how low people will go. You’re right, William, no more funerals.

Stephanie M. Vargo's avatar

I feel your rage. Thank you for sharing this. It is true that such horrific murders are forgotten by the next new's cycle. Your poem memorializes her loss. She does not fade into thin air.