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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…

8 min readMay 9, 2019

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To The Mothers Who Aren’t Mothers

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You Can Do Hard Things

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

11 min readJan 18, 2021

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You Can Do Hard Things

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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…

6 min readJan 18, 2021

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CHOPIN—A Short Story in Progress

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The Park — A Short Story Inspired by Amy Cooper

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

17 min readJun 30, 2020

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The Park — A Short Story Inspired by Amy Cooper

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The Last Jump

(Flash Fiction Challenge Day 1)

4 min readNov 2, 2020

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The Last Jump

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8 Years Ago. 4 Years Ago. Today.

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

8 min readJan 20, 2021

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8 Years Ago. 4 Years Ago. Today.

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Brittany Ballard

Everything I’m Ashamed Of

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

8 min readJan 18, 2021

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Everything I’m Ashamed Of

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I have 3 hours to write this / Anything But This

(written pre-Covid on 9/18)

18 min readJan 18, 2021

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Perfectly Fake

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

6 min readJan 18, 2021

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Perfectly Fake

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When He Eats Your Croissant

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

12 min readJan 18, 2021

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Brittany Ballard

Brittany Ballard

Mother, TV, Film & Overflow writer, Unsent Host & workshop guide, EOL Doula, filmmaker, Baby Luck lyricist & DJ, Unsent Host, podcaster

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