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Submitted to Contest #290
InvisibleBy Doris Booth The woman’s voice on the phone was soft, almost apologetic. “Yes, I have only one left. All her siblings have found homes, but…well, I just don’t think she is the right fit for everyone. You might not want her.” “Why?” I asked, my voice filling with apprehension. “She is terribly shy. Terrified, really. She needs a quiet home, no children, certainly no other dogs,” the lady said. “I have neither.” The words fell flat, a stark admission of my solitude. I didn’t offer details - not the estrangement of my son these ...
Submitted to Contest #225
Reflections From Near the Grave By Dory Ann Elsworth (Pen name) I look into the mirror to trace my likeness onto an imaginary canvas. What does this face tell me? Who have I been all these years, and who am I now? Each line in the reflection follows something lost or something achieved. This crevice—the one between my brow—reminds me of a difficult childhood. Pain and poverty do not care whether skin is white or dark. My fingers follow the lines, before I transfer them to the blank page. One line is f...
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