Al Schuler

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“Like Clockwork” by Al Schuler

Submitted to Contest #47

Perfect. You look down and check your watch. It says 4 PM. Every day, like clockwork, you leave your house and walk down your short driveway to check your mailbox. It’s a habit you’ve built up over the years; ever since your kids left the house to go to college, travel the world, and who knows what else, you’ve strived for a routine, not the chaotic life that your kids so effortlessly provided for you. Those days were well over fifteen years ago. You open the rusty metal mailbox, and without looking grab the stack of mail. Using the back of ...

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