The doctor looks at me with sad eyes.

“Oh, don’t look at me like that,” I gulp.

“I know I’ve been cheating death for too long. But doc, don’t tell me my time’s up when I’m just learning how to live.”

“Well,” he says, “it’s me who’s dying, not you.”

Sharon is a communications strategist and storyteller for companies ranging from technology start-ups to Fortune 500s. When she isn’t wordsmithing for her clients, she writes flash fiction and short stories and is also working on a novel, The Tiger Baby. She has a masters of professional writing degree from the University of Southern California and has been published in EastLit, Ethos International, and Reed Magazine, among others. Follow Sharon at Twitter or Instagram at @sharonysim.