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Margaret Hendrickson

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Covering the Ugly

Shortlisted for Contest #332 ⭐️

Frederick Bond walked briskly down the sidewalk heading for the pharmacy. It was unseasonably warm in Chicago for mid-October, and his fine wool topcoat was unbuttoned and swung freely as he walked. Still, gloves felt good.Heavy gray clouds pushed back on the sun’s attempts to get the day started, but the city ran on its own schedule. Delivery trucks and vans were starting to fill the streets and alleyways, supplying all manners of produce and products to Chi-Town businesses. The quantity of things a person might acquire still fascinated F...

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