Brooke Middlebrook

Brooke Middlebrook currently resides in Birmingham, Alabama but grew up in the hills of western Massachusetts. Her work appears in Waterwheel Review, Unbroken, Atticus Review, and elsewhere. She can be found @brooke_squared on Instagram.

TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM by Brooke Middlebrook

Is when your hair falls out from stress. Your hair’s heading for the exits but the name rolls off the tongue.  Perhaps it’s because I take scalding showers, or I eat too much Annie’s Macaroni & Cheese. Sure, it’s organic, but nothing good for you comes as a powder. The best part is the bunny tail you press to open the box. External forces cause follicles to enter a sleep cycle. Hair loss, when inherited, is called alopecia. The old nature vs. nurture question, like we’re not all tired of that debate.  Someone I know is laying in an ICU…

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