Beverly Clark

A pharmacist by profession, she began to write stories and essays during a very long period of unemployment.

Response to creative prompt: "When I look in the mirror, I see..."

When I look in the mirror, I see a dark-haired version of my older sister, Becky, who contracted colon cancer at the age of 55. Every few years, I must have another colonoscopy, because of her diagnosis - and each time, I think of Becky.