Svokos, Heather2019-09-052019-09-052019https://hdl.handle.net/2152.5/7236This work received second place in the "10-Word Story" category from all literary works submitted in the 2019 On My Own Time show.PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THIS WORK: Curiosity and youthful indiscretion. Let's just say I knew where my dad hid his gun, which we had in the house for protection only. I found it, and wondered: What would happen if I just pulled the trigger -- aiming at nothing. I was young, but old enough to know better. As the story says, it wasn't loaded. I was ridiculously lucky.en10-Word StoryAwards and PrizesOther