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Submitted to Contest #109
It’s official. I’m on permanent strike. After 68 years of drudgery I’m throwing in the tea towel, shredding the dusters - and the garbage guys can have my well-worn collection of mops, sponges et al. I’ve been a house cleaner since I was 8 years young, after my mother was widowed and left with two children to support in the dismal post -war period. I was 6 when my beloved Dad passed; my youngest brother opened his eyes, ready to celebrate his 3rd birthday, just as my father closed his for the last time. He was 26. But I’m not after sympa...
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