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Greatest Hits

Dad was pacing, saying the cops were going to show up and take him away. For what, we couldn't decipher. Mum cleaned up from dinner and moved toward her knitting. Occasionally, she'd say, "sit down, Love. Everything's fine." He kept pacing. I clicked the TV remote and searched Bee Gees Greatest Hits. "I know your eyes in the mornin' sun. I feel you touch me in the pourin' rain. And the moment that you wander far from me I wanna feel you in my arms again…" Dad sat and hummed, tears rolled down Mum's cheeks. "I'm losing him," she whispered.

Carrie Mitchell is a multidisciplinary artist who writes about midlife female experiences. She is studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of British Columbia. carrieannearts.com Instagram: @carrieoncarrieanne. “Greatest Hits” is the winner of our SONGS, SOUNDS, AND VOICES contest, part of our 2026 Micromemoir Marathon.

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