Catherine Gravely

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“The Reckoning” by Catherine Gravely

Submitted to Contest #116

There was that soft “plop” in the front hall, which set the dog to barking and scratching at the door. Moving into the hall to shush Ruggles, I gathered the scattered mail, before it could be shredded by his exuberance. I instructed him firmly to be quiet, to be a ‘good boy’. As usual. But this was not to be a usual day. That realization landed, like an unwanted guest, the moment that I had spread the envelopes across the kitchen table and looked at the return addresses.Only a few letters arrived, these days. Mostly, they were requests ...

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Avid Reader. Lover of a lyrical phrase, evocative metaphor or intricate plot. Neophyte writer. Retired urban planner. Grandmother of 4