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Submitted to Contest #97
My Nana lives with us. She is 78 years old, her hair is short and gray. Some days we go outside. Nana has a lot of trouble walking so we stay close to the house. Most of the time she sits in an old shabby recliner by the north window. She seem lost in her thoughts. I asked "mommy why does Nana just sit by the window like that"? Mommy says "that is something you need to ask Nana." So I ask, "Nana, why do you sit by the window?" Nana gazes at me over her horn rim glasses then says "sit here Mira and let me show you". I climb into her blanket c...
Submitted to Contest #94
Edmond and Audrey work together so perfectly, that every year they were assigned the task of painting the new sets at summer theatre. They had been doing this for fifteen years. It started when they were sixteen. It didn't even occur to either of then to look at the assignment chart. They have other things in common both had a spouse die, reading and Tai Chi are their hobbies. the yards of both homes are artfully landscaped. Clare sat studying the two of them as they worked. Kate walked up and asked "where are the programs?" Clare gave a sta...
Submitted to Contest #93
Edna and Maude arrived for work at the same time. Both looked like they had walked out of a 1950's magazine, wearing dresses with aprons over them and Oxford shoes. Maude asked Edna if she was ready for work as she unlocked the dark wooden American Legion Hall doors and swung them open. Edna just stared for a moment before replying "Deja vu." This caused Maude to look inside and think 'oh great the return of 1986'. Her mind flashed back to the last time the hall was in total chaos. There had been crude drawings and suggestive remarks left a...
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