She rocks him slowly, gently in her arms, his tears still sparkling on hot, red cheeks, too exhausted to sleep.

Motherhood. When does she get to feel as if she’s doing this right?

He opens his eyes suddenly, sighs, then yawns sleepily.

At this moment, she is doing it perfectly.

Jackie was thrilled to have her first attempt at flash fiction published recently, and is hoping to keep up the momentum with more in the future, as well as working on her fourth novel and a travel journal.