Eldon Letkeman

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“Happy Birthday, Old Man” by Eldon Letkeman

Submitted to Contest #138

I stare into the sky, my hands sheltering my eyes from the bright sun. I hear the sound of the ocean waves behind me quietly lapping onto the beach. The temperature is hot as usual for this time of year. I can feel small beads of sweat coming down the edges of my forehead. The leap year has already begun. The waves would be bigger on any other day, but not Leap Year Day. I keep searching the sky looking for the thing that makes this day special. I turn around and look in a different direction, looking over the water, trying to adjust my focu...

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Eldon Letkeman is an aspiring writer, playwright and filmmaker. He’s written, produced and directed two short plays, Man of God and Space Junk and currently working on the novelization of Space Junk. When he is not writing, he can be found in his home bar obsessing about craft whiskey and gin and weird indie films.