Carla McKirdy

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“Nothing Ever Happens in Breda” by Carla McKirdy

Submitted to Contest #100

Nothing ever happened in Breda. Josephine had that realization much earlier, not long after arriving in the provincial Dutch town. A gentle bolt of excitement had jolted through her body back then, as she packed up her bags following her marriage to Joost to follow him back to his hometown. It had been what people call a whirlwind romance, yet falling into every category of predictability. They met through friends in common in college. The courtship was brief and he showered her with spring tulips throughout. By the next fall, they w...

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