Beatrice Smith

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“Home is my Quarantine” by Beatrice Smith

Submitted to Contest #84

The day finally came. It was all over. “Ma’am, you don’t need to wear your mask anymore. You may take it off if you like.” A greeter at the local store who doesn’t know what it was like to grow up in my time. I am only 56 years old and I feel like I am 80. The pandemic seized to exist for 6 years now. But I still wear a mask everywhere out of habit. “Oh, thank you.” I tell the young man at the door. My, how time has flown by. Kids are running around and there are no more masks. Everyone was living carefree with no wonder of the world. As I...

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