SIDERIUS CLASSIC 100-WORD
COMPETITION, 2024
Later that night, still admonishing herself, Rosie suddenly remembered an article she read counseling people to treat themselves with the same compassion they would show a friend.
She looked in her mirror, “So what if your hands shook? Everybody gets nervous speaking in public. You were so brave.” Tears stung her eyes as she murmured, “Great job Rosie.”