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Submitted to Contest #40
The crisp autumn air was cool and the warmth from the morning sun was welcome on my back. I used the last of the summers heat to my advantage, drying the indoor acrylic paint that I was applying in long smooth strokes with my brush. The long strips of trim were balanced on the sawhorses in the driveway. The smell of cut grass and drying autumn leaves mingled with the fumes from the acrylic paint. I was preoccupied and content with my task, paying little attention to the whereabouts of my two year old son, Jonah. A little chatterbox, he was a...
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