Coffee to wake up. A pill to focus. More pills to slim down, be happy, relax, fall asleep. Botox for lips, implants for curves, chemical peels for skin, filters for photos. Joy highlighted, gratitude expressed, sadness made palatable (never a dull moment).

Post, tag, comment—repeat.

Still not good enough.

Michelle Wilson’s words have appeared or are forthcoming in Potato Soup Journal, Litro Magazine, The Drabble, Entropy Squared, 50-Word Stories, 101 Words, Literally Stories, Flash Fiction Magazine, and Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, among others. She lives in Miami Beach, Florida. Sometimes she can be found at https://medium.com/@wilsmk.