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Submitted to Contest #291
The farmhouse was surrounded by 180 lush acres with two gardens, pecan trees and a stocked catfish pond. It held chickens, pigs, one pony, and 80 head of cattle that were tended by three collie dogs. My entire family gathered there once a year. In preparation for the long drive from Michigan to Arkansas my mother, a desperate single parent, would dose me and my little sister with enough cough syrup to make us sleep though the drive and load us into the car. I would wake up hearing the good sound- the sound of gravel cru...
Today is going to be perfectly splendid, Edna Bunday thought as she backed her new Cadillac out of her driveway. She smiled as she drove past her mailbox. The gardener had planted pink hydrangeas around it yesterday and they were lovely. Her house and yard were the envy of everyone on the street. Afterall, the president of the homeowner’s association should set an example and that she did. As she moved her gear shift from reverse to drive, she gave a friendly wave to Edith Sneadecker, the woman who lived acro...
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