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The Legacy of Little Stella EC Hanlon Little Stella leaned back on her legs like a jackrabbit about to leap forward. I typed this up and showed it to my sister, Rebecca. “Over-used simile,” she said, handing me back the laptop, not carefully. “And the phrasing is awkward. Say it simply, ‘She was about to jump.’” “Was is a passive verb,” I shot back. “Well thank you, Grandma Barb,” she said breezily. She scratched at the purple sparkle polish on her toes so that it came off in flakes. “It’s like she never died, having you here to point ...
Emily Hanlon Word Count - 2743 5 Phillips Street Salem, MA 01970 978-880-5424 emily.hanlon@hotmail.com A Delicate Question “How did you like my cake?” I ask Tyler in an attempt to spark a conversation in the stillness of the car. I’m driving us home from Easter dinner, down roads lined with the sprawling houses of affluence. Other than Tyler and me, our family lives in wealthy neighborhoods. Not mansions, not the homes of the rich-and-famous, but certainly t...
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