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Submitted to Contest #230
Below the Waterline I vowed to eat my lunch with the residents. This vow naturally meant I had to eat shelter food. No Subway bags or burgers from Wendy’s. I’m not sure if I can swallow today’s offering which resembles spaghetti. Pasty noodles glued together by gray chunks of what is probably meat. My skin is pale and most of the residents at the shelter are people of color, but it doesn’t matter. I listen. That’s what I’m here to do. I change light bulbs, process donations, and I listen. When I asked residents about the race riots...
Submitted to Contest #227
Storm Clouds I move over the path through the trees toward our house. It’s cool, as the autumn breeze flutters through the tops of branches. I hear thunder in the wind and think a thunderstorm never happens this time of year. I peer up beyond yellow and red leaves, but see only blue sky. Near the house, the neighbor’s orchard hangs thick with heavy fruit. The end of the season always surprises me and I’m never prepared. At the back door, I smell the chocolate and realize my husband Daniel has prepared me a treat. I open the door and ...
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