Self-Portrait as Apple

Erica Fransisca

that falls not far

from the tree;

the old and rotting

apple tree

in the poison-

orchard

of the

evil queen.

Erica Fransisca is an Indonesian-based freelance writer. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Anak Sastra, Paragraph Planet, 101 Words, and Five Minutes. Find her at https://ericafransisca.com/.