Too cruel is life to those aged beyond their years.
A sincere and humble thank you to editors Daniel Groves, and Leah Harter at The Bloomin' Onion for featuring my Basil Rosa story, A Suitable Match, in the November 15th, 2025 issue of their magazine.
Here is a direct link: https://www.thebloominonion.com/featured-story-4
And here's a link to the The Bloomin' Onion home page: https://www.thebloominonion.com/short-stories-home
Lastly, to provide a taste, here is the story's opening paragraph:
A Suitable Match
by Basil Rosa
Cruelty and the teen experience are often synonymous, and Najam’s harelip and long hooked nose made him an easy target. I didn’t know if he was devout, nor did I doubt he felt like an outsider. When I asked my daughter Georgina about him, she replied with a note of defensive incivility, sounding a lot like Clare, her mother, that organized religion was never what anybody’s God had in mind. I could no longer make Georgina attend mass or pray for Najam. Neither could Clare. Accepting limitations is one of those difficult lessons each parent learns.
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