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Weekly Contest #354
The years have passed, I kept some of the pictures of mom and dad. Their younger selves still smile at me inside the frame next to the stairs leading to my old bedroom. I moved into the master since I reside alone. I go outside and see my neighbor, and we exchange pleasantries. I have learned that these meaningless conversations are important, but to me, they have remained stressful. I use one of my dad’s old expressions about the early bird catching the worm. My neighbor smiles at hearing it. He says it reminds him of my father. I catch the...
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