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Ann Kilgore

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Going Home

Ann Kilgore

Submitted to Contest #314

Going Home“It is the hottest day of this year of August 2019”, the radio announcer said before I got out of my car. The temperature showed 114 degrees.I stepped out of the car and was standing where I once played with my sisters and brothers. I stood in my old play yard in front of the house where I was raised. The blaring sun did not affect me while I stood still in the heat with my big, broad, brimmed sun hat, water bottle in my hand, wearing polarized sunglasses, covered in SPF 30 lotion smeared on my bare skin. Even if I was not decke...

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The Rocky Train Ride

Ann Kilgore

Submitted to Contest #313

The Rocky Train Ride Hisssss, Hissss, ca-chink, ca-chink. The loud breaking of the train coming to a sudden stop shook me awake or was it the gentle nudge on my shoulder that woke me? Whichever it was startled me causing me to sit straight up and jerk my head side to side to clear my head from a deep nap and understand my surroundings. It was an uncomfortable nap anyway, so whatever woke me was welcoming but in wonderment.Trying to come fully awake and calm my jitters from a feeling that there was something wrong, I looked up at the strang...

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An Unlikely Criminal

Ann Kilgore

An Unlikely CriminalStanding outside Diamond World glancing at my dead phone face waiting for the glass door to the jewelry store to open, I tossed occasional glances at my surroundings. It seemed like the 10:00 grand opening time was never going to happen. I walked across the hallway of the mall across from Diamond World and sat on the child’s musical horse that ate quarters to take them on a wild ride. I did not drop a quarter in its mouth but just sat patiently acting like I was reading email or scrolling on Facebook.Finally, a shadow p...

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