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Laura Fred-Smith

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Whose Face is That?

Laura Fred-Smith

Submitted to Contest #271

On days like today, I like to sit in my favorite coffee shop and watch the park across the street. Since I retired, I have little to occupy my day, so when the weather is nice, I walk the six blocks to the local diner and spend some time people watching. Today is one of those perfect fall days. The air has that crisp feel, the kind where you know it could turn either to the cold of winter, or warm to another day of summer with just the slightest breeze from the right direction. Across the street in the park, the usual group of people walks t...

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One Man's trash is another Man's... Demon?

Laura Fred-Smith

Submitted to Contest #269

Come on Imogene! This thrift store is supposed to have the best stuff!” I was not as excited as my sister, Kathy, as she tried to drag me to yet another store to look at what she called “ good thrift store stuff”. Lately, I hated thrift shopping. It seemed like every time I picked up an object, I just felt depressed. Over the last few years, I got better about not picking up the objects with violent histories at least, but in a thrift shop more often than not, the objects were just sad. The dishes sold after their grandmother died, furn...

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Shoes

Laura Fred-Smith

Submitted to Contest #269

Past references to Alcohol abuse and Domestic Violence “How many pairs of shoes do you really need?” Scott asks his wife in exasperation as he trips over a shoe for at least the third time this week. “They are overflowing the shoe rack again. This weekend, can you go through them to see if there are any that you don’t wear and can donate?” “I can try, but each of my shoes has a different purpose.” Hurrying to the hallway near the front door, Laura scoops up as many shoes as she can to cram them back onto the shoe shelves and out of the walkw...

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