Exhumation
written by: Nina Morgan
I could hear the doctor speaking
As she pulled my ribs back from spine
Like wings–
“There’s something rotten here.”
And maybe it was the nurse
Or the attending
Or a chorus of angles that sang
“Cut her deeper.
Tear her in half.”
Nina Rhoades is a North Carolina–born writer inspired by nostalgia, romance, and speculative fiction. A former slam poet who then turned to longer fiction to save face, she also enjoys art, the outdoors, and spending as much time as possible with horses. She currently resides with her husband and two cats in Raleigh, NC.
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- Exhumation - November 12, 2025
