Diana Van Der Velde

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“Pellucidity” by Diana Van Der Velde

Submitted to Contest #282

The anchor on the television is smiling. She smiles oddly, like she’s tried too many times, and now the pink paint on her lips cracks as her mouth stretches too wide.  The picture switches from her to the weather woman. The weather woman smiles too, but it’s gentler, and she says the anchor’s name like a lover would. A hint of an accent curves her words into curiosities. No one knows what it is, and I have to leave before I can place it.  The twenty-minute drive to the church is nearly silent, an odd juxtaposition to the roiling cl...

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