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Jennifer Senick

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Five More Minutes

Have you ever looked at an old family photograph and wished someone were still here to tell you who the people were and the stories behind them? I have. More times than I can count.I can tell you where my great-great-grandfather lived in 1880. I know his occupation, his wife's first and maiden names, and the names of their children. I know which church some of them attended and where several are buried. I have found marriage announcements, obituaries, city directories, census records, and newspaper clippings so small I had to enlarge th...

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The Door She Left Behind

Weekly Contest #367

Malvina Gosselin lifted the loaf of bread from the oven and set it on the windowsill to cool. The familiar smell filled the little farmhouse, wrapping around her like a quilt she wasn't ready to fold away.Tomorrow, her mama would knead bread at this table without her.She brushed the thought aside and looked toward the cradle. Six-month-old Delie slept peacefully, unaware that by sunrise she would be leaving the only home she had ever known.Hubert stepped inside, carrying another wooden crate from the wagon."That should be everything," he sai...

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