Catherine Gravely

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“The Reckoning” by Catherine Gravely

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 lo...

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