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Submitted to Contest #50
Saturday, June 6 1:16 p.m. “So I am not going to be able to take Caroline today. Either take her and drop her off or let Camille come get her, let them stay a couple of hours and then go get them. I don’t care which.” Diane had waited for this text from her husband for a couple of hours, knowing that he had to work today and wouldn’t be able to take their children to his parents’ house for a visit. She had her response ready. She quickly typed, “David. We agreed. No unsupervised.” “You can always stay w...
Submitted to Contest #41
Eleven-year old Dixie sat on the step to small porch of her grandmother’s house, tracing her name in the dried cement. She paused at the end of her name to scratch Sweetie’s head. Dixie’s mom had brought the pup home as a surprise three months ago. As she sat there, Dixie watched the sun dip behind the mountains. There were no sunsets in East Kentucky. “ I guess it’s just you and me now,” Dixie whispered to the pup. The lab mix didn’t respond, but climbed into Dixie’s lap. Angel stood in the yard sobbing, holding on to...
Submitted to Contest #18
I walked along the busy sidewalk, my fingers tensing around the small object in my right pocket, ready to pull it out at a moment’s notice. Being right-handed, that was the safest place to keep it. Hidden deep in my jacket pocket, my ungloved fingers traced along its rounded tip and along its smooth sides. It was a reassuring weight in my hand. Its cool smoothness had a calming effect. It had been raining for three days, but the skies had finally cle...
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