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Submitted to Contest #111
It’s a sunny afternoon when the light begins to fade and we gather around the fire pit in the backyard. Erick shoves his hands in his pockets and peers at me from the corner of his eye. I have felt his eyes on me for the last few minutes. “What?” I say, somewhat rudely. “I just never realized how red your hair is sometimes,” he says shighly, peering down at his boots in the cold dirt. The light from the sunset is peering above the trees now and there is a ray of sunshine in his eyes. I sigh heavily, somewhat a...
Submitted to Contest #109
I hadn’t been to work in weeks. I yawned as I pressed the start button on the coffee pot. As the familiar aroma met the air, my mind wandered to my daily commute and the monumental to-do list that awaited me. My co-worker Bill's last day was Friday. So not only will I be catching up on work that I missed while I was away but also committing to the work of two people until Bill’s replacement can start in one more week. My other co-worker and close friend Mandi asked me if I could pitch in for the goodbye party for Bill. They got...
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