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Suzanne Marsh

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Adios Taco

Adios TacoSuzanne MarshMy name is Horace, I am a Sheep Dog, and I also have less than a week to live. I was infected with New World Screwworm. I herded sheep on the border of Texas and Mexico. My master, Jose, and I were moving the sheep to a different pasture, one with more green grass for them, and a rest for Jose and me. Harvey, the ram, decided to be stubborn. I began to herd him toward the gate. I stepped on something sharp, it was just a scratch; I had a lot of those, they are part of the job of being a herding dog. We got the sheep mo...

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The Old Woman's Moment

The Old Woman’s MomentI deplored that old woman; she always smelled like urine, her blue eyes were rheumy, and she wheezed continuously. I hated taking care of her in her home; she was not a gracious spinster; she was cruel. She insisted on having her hair done twice a week, a rather ugly dark blue hue. She complained about everything from the colors in her room to the money I was making caring for her. I made minimum wage, three dollars an hour to be exact. She made a point of that amount every Friday. I hated her more and more as time went...

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The Broken Vow

The Broken VowSuzanne MarshSister Mary Catherine, her head bowed, her habit hanging on her gaunt figure, prayed she was ready for her final vows. She wanted to be a nun since she heard the sisters singing Vespers as a small child. She wished she had been more prepared for her journey to become a nun. She took her first set of vows, at eighteen years of age, vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. She became a Novice willingly. Three years later she became a postulate and began to have doubts about her calling. The life of a Carmelite nun c...

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The Colony that Vanished

The Colony that VanishedSuzanne Marsh“Kyle Vaughn, please remain after class,” Kyle noted the determination in Professor Daniel White’s voice. Kyle heard rumors about the Professor building a ‘time machine”. Time travel was an up-and-coming thing in the scientific world. The science classes that Professor White taught were vastly more interesting to Kyle than to some of the students in the class. Once class let out, the professor and Kyle went back to his office. The professor unlocked the door to his office, motioned Kyle inside, then follo...

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Life in a Suitcase

Life in a SuitcaseSuzanne MarshEsther Levy was barely holding herself together as she turned to her husband, Samuel:“Samuel, how do I cram our life together in a suitcase. Why are the Germans sending us a call-up notice. Do you think children are hiding where they are?” Samuel put his arms around Esther:“Please, Esther, we must pack. There have been quite a few call-ups all around the neighborhood, as good citizens, we must answer. Now, please find our suitcases, so we may pack them.”Esther went to find their suitcases. After she found them,...

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The Violet Jessop Story

The Violet Jessop StorySuzanne MarshIn 1908, I finally found a position on the RMS Majestic, although I did not get the position I wanted, this will do. It is an Atlantic run, but it will help put meat on Mother’s table. The weather is cold on this Atlantic run, so I cleaned cabins in my winter coat. Third class, I walked the deck; there was ice everywhere. I am hoping to transfer to the RMS Olympic in a few months.It is a larger ship than the Majestic. The captain is Edward Smith. I understand he is quite good.I simply have not had the time...

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A Wedding and a Murder

A wedding and a MurderSuzanne MarshMargo Martel planned her wedding for what seemed like years; her fiance Hugo Tyree had waited for ten years. I met him at several of Margo’s dinners, ones for the people who worked for her. My name is Warwick Hart, and I work for Margo as a Private Investigator. I do background checks for people she wishes to hire and protect her from prying eyes. Margo wanted a huge wedding with everyone who worked for her there. I stood by the entrance, checking the wedding invitations, attempting not to be conspicuous. T...

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Just a Chance

Just a ChanceSuzanne Marsh“What you did to me no one has the right to do to another human being!” She needed to prove to herself, that she was a human being; she thought her life was over; instead she was given a second chance to prove to herself that she had worth. She stared incredulously at him one last time as she tried to recall if they had ever been happy together. He just sat there, he made no move to stop her or speak to her. She felt nothing but revulsion, and contempt for him. She hated how scared she was; she hated what she became...

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A Letter from Vietnam

Letter from VietnamSuzanne Marsh Dear Deana,I hated leaving you and the child you are bearing. I wish I were stationed anywhere other than here in this hellhole they call South Vietnam. I arrived here today at the base here in Da Nang. Words could never describe the heat, insects, and snakes, to name just a few things I have seen in my twenty-four hours here. I have been assigned to the 196th Light Infantry Brigade, and I ship out tomorrow for the field. I promise I will try to write to you as often as I can. It is very humid here. I hear r...

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Interview With Siren

Interview With SirenSuzanne MarshBig, round, soulful brown eyes stare at me as if to say: “Where is my treat? I don’t want a bone, Iwant what you are eating.” I surely could use a treat right about NOW. My name isSiren, I live with my parents in Texas. I have three sisters, Millie, Curly and CeCe.Ce Ce is a pain in the neck; she is six years older than I am. Millie is the youngest, thenCurly and me. I have learned to live with them. Millie and I go outside together, usuallywithout Ce Ce and Curly. We play and chase squirrels, outside of cour...

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Grand Exit

Grand ExitSuzanne Marsh“Today, class, we are studying the Civil War. Open your American History book to pagetwo-hundred.” Miss Watson waited as the class silently opened their history books.The class groaned almost in unison as Miss Watson began:“The American Civil War began with the firing on Fort Sumter on April 12th, 1861 it endedfour years later on April 9, 1865. We will be discussing the most important battles, theirlocations, and the generals who fought for the Union as well as the Confederacy. Weare going to reenact those battles. You...

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The Man Who Knew to Much

The Man Who Knew To MuchSuzanne Marsh“Max Lee and Cathy Muir will remain after class.” A rather cryptic way to start a day, Max thought to himself, wondering what Doctor “C” has in store for us. Dr. Nick Carpathian smiled to himself as he began his lecture on time and space.“Today, we stand on the threshold of discovery in time travel. Is it possible? Yes, first let’slook into the International Space Station. Time is slightly slower than on Earthdue to its high orbital speed. Once they return to Earth, they are milliseconds youngerthan they ...

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Divorce of the Not so Rich and Famous

Divorce of the Not So Rich and FamousSuzanne Marsh “You want a divorce, I’ll give you a divorce!”“You can not even spell it.”“Hell, why should I you spell it well enough for both of us.”“What the hell does that mean?”“It means you make me feel like an idiot.”“You make yourself feel like an idiot, not me.”“You are talking in riddles.”“No, I am talking common sense.”“Are you saying I don’t have common sense?”“You don’t have any sense, common or otherwise.”“I have enough sense to know we never should have gotten married.”“Really, whose bright i...

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A Logistical Nightmare

A Logistical NightmareSuzanne Marsh“Hello, Mom? Frank and I are getting married on October 15th, here in New York.” Those few words became a logistical nightmare. I hung up the phone, turned, and said:“What are we going to do with the dogs?” My husband of forty years smiled:“We take them with us.”“Four dogs, you and I in our Jetta? Are you insane?”Thus began the logistical plan of the century. I still was not convinced that taking the four dogs was a good idea; we live in Texas. It is approximately 1,500 miles from Texas to New York. The de...

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The Silence of the Night

The Silence of the NightSuzanne Marsh“It was so terribly cold. Snow was falling, and it was almost dark.” Laura Giovanni crept slowly back to the tenement where she lived. Fear welled within her; her Da would want the money she earned working in a sweatshop. She opened the door, praying he was passed out on the floor. Her Da opened his eyes:“Where is your money, girl?” As he said that, he began to pull off his belt, folding it into a strap. She knew he meant to beat her again. She hated him; he was not her real Da, he was someone her drunken...

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