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Submitted to Contest #329
Warren Tierney steps back into the kitchen, sees the overflowing pot of pasta water, and curses, quickly shuffling over to pull the lid off. He stirs, unsticking the thin spaghetti, and lowers the heat. The pot continues to boil but now under control.He looks up at the clock above the stove and checks it against his wristwatch, seeing he has plenty of time. He decides to check the shop anyway, feeling some doubt about the time.White Christmas lights outline the edges of the shop wall, hanging just below the exterior roof. Inside, small splot...
Submitted to Contest #154
My father was thirty when I watched him through the crack in our barn door talking to my grandfather. I was nine, and had recently taken up snooping as a casual hobby. I’d been caught a couple of times, nothing particularly awful, mostly listening in on my parents arguing about money late at night or overhearing my sister’s conversations on the cellphones. Nothing terrible enough to warrant more than a slap on the wrist from my parents, and nothing I learned was awful enough to make me regret it. Catching my dad and grandfather happened by a...
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