A child star, she’d been acting all her life. She’d played the beautiful princess, the glamorous wife, the sexy secretary.

At 35, roles disappeared.

She booked in quick: nipped, tucked, tightened.

Next audition they loved her: “Perfect cheekbones; sensual pout.” Booked her for a Hollywood blockbuster.

Playing George Clooney’s mother.

Jo Withers writes micros, shorts, and poetry from her home in South Australia. Recent work is featured or forthcoming in Ellipsis Zine, Molotov Cocktail, FlashBack Fiction, Milk Candy Review and Lunate. You can follow Jo on Twitter at @JoWithers2018.