Brittany Ballard

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To The Mothers Who Aren’t Mothers

As the whole country prepares for Mother’s Day, with all the cards and flowers on display at Target, I want to tell you I see you. I know…

May 9, 2019

May 9, 2019

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Brittany Ballard

You Can Do Hard Things

(Short Fiction — first performed at Denver Write Club, 2019)

Jan 18, 2021

Jan 18, 2021

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CHOPIN—A Short Story in Progress

Tomorrow is Cole’s 26th birthday. He knows no man — no Black man — who made it to 26, except his dad. So today is the day Cole is going to…

Jan 18, 2021

Jan 18, 2021

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The Park — A Short Story Inspired by Amy Cooper

Now I’m that woman who might kidnap your child.

Jun 30, 2020

The Park — A Short Story Inspired by Amy Cooper

Jun 30, 2020

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The Last Jump

(Flash Fiction Challenge Day 1)

Nov 2, 2020

Nov 2, 2020

Brittany Ballard

8 Years Ago. 4 Years Ago. Today.

This is what I remember about the day after Election Night, November 9 2016:

Jan 20, 2021

Jan 20, 2021

Brittany Ballard

Everything I’m Ashamed Of

(first performed pre-Covid at We Still Like You, Buntport Theater, Denver 10/19)

Jan 18, 2021

Jan 18, 2021

Brittany Ballard

I have 3 hours to write this / Anything But This

(written pre-Covid on 9/18)

Jan 18, 2021

Brittany Ballard

Perfectly Fake

(First performed on stage at The Narrators show in Denver, 3/19)

Jan 18, 2021

Jan 18, 2021

Brittany Ballard

When He Eats Your Croissant

“Forgiving is giving up any hope for a better past.” — Anne Lamott

Jan 18, 2021