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Submitted to Contest #297
WaitingBy Shay Thames It feels as though I have been sitting in this wheelchair for months although it has been only two months since I had a stroke on my 60th birthday that bound me to this chair, changed my way of life, changed everything that I once considered normal. So, here I sit in my apartment. Waiting, waiting, waiting. That is all that I do these days. I wait for the phone to ring, hoping for a call from my daughter. I wait for the pharmacy to let me know that my prescription is ready to be picked up. And I wonder....
Submitted to Contest #286
The Heirloom “What’s that?” asked Austin. “A cowbell. Haven’t you ever seen one?” I replied. “Okay, I know what a cowbell is. Why are you keeping it?” “It’s a family heirloom. I can’t throw it away.” My husband rolled his eyes and sighed. As an only child, he seldom seemed to have an affinity for anything related to family history. I’m not quite sure since it seems he should be the one to carry the repository of his family stories. But no, that is and has been my appointed chore my whole life. I am the collector...
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