Author

Aline Carriere

Aline Carriere lives and writes in Massachusetts. Her short fiction has appeared in Suspense Magazine, Acidic Fiction, Saturday Night Reader, The Literary Hatchet, and in the anthology Elements of Horror. She is @Jedlight on Twitter where she enjoys connecting with fellow writers and readers, and looking at pictures of cats.

The Circle of Life

My older sister, Carol, is selfish. When we were little she'd always make everyone late, hog the bathroom, and take the biggest piece of cake. This time she took the whole selfish cake, announcing she's pregnant. She didn't even ask first or discuss it with us, and we had to…