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Weekly Contest #372
The phone would not stop ringing. I rolled over, getting caught in my sleeping bag as I reached for my cell. The screen was dark. I opened it, seeing no missed calls or even a text. Which was almost strange since I hadn’t told anyone where I was going and there were places I had been expected to be. There wasn’t even an overbearing text from my mother since I was supposed to have met her at the country club at eight to “talk about Barry.” I’d told her I couldn’t make it, but she wouldn’t accept that or the fact I was never giving Barry anoth...
Weekly Contest #369
The stack of envelopes never seemed to end. Why on earth my folks hadn’t gone through the mail for what looked like years was beyond me. There was so much. Now I knew why Mom always kept the office door closed and why she never let any of us go in there. She was likely embarrassed. The office was crammed full—boxes of cords for devices, bags from the hobby store, bookcases crammed with tons of cookbooks, crafting books, and the never-ending stack of mail I’d decided to tackle on this beautiful Saturday morning when I should be watching my so...
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