Without Drink and Youth

Gone

the loud laughter

the karaoke song

the hasty decisions after midnight

 

My past self

the rebellious young woman

talking at befuddled strangers

nowhere to be found

 

Goodbye

drink and youth

I held on to you both

for too long

Charlotte Duckworth

I’m the USA Today bestselling author of five psych suspense novels: The Rival, Unfollow Me, The Perfect Father, The Sanctuary and The Wrong Mother. My bookclub debut, The One That Got Away was published in the UK and the US in 2023, under the name Charlotte Rixon, followed by my second bookclub novel, After The Fire, in 2024.

I also design beautiful Squarespace websites for authors.

https://www.charlotteduckworthstudio.com/
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