Christian Helgeson

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“Meeting for the First Time Every Day” by Christian Helgeson

Submitted to Contest #131

First Time Writer and I wrote this rather quickly, still proud of it though. On every drive to visit her father, Emily’s truck sputters down a woodland road and pitches on rock candy potholes, the tires diving and squawking up the edges. As Emily curses the potholes, her mother’s voice echoes in her ear, informing her that some people are no less worthy for being born with melancholic dispositions.  She silently curses the road and the voices that intruded on what, barring the potholes, should have been a serene descent. She curses ...

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