John Smistad

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“Hope had Coffee” by John Smistad

Submitted to Contest #283

“Damn defective alarm clock. Late again.” Sasha so wants to drift back to sleep. It's raining. Hard. A seventeen block trudge to work awaits her. She has no car and can't afford to pay for a cab or an Uber. What’s worse, this month Sasha had to help her mother, Luella, seriously ill and living three states away, pay overdue medical bills. Leaving her with no money to pay the rent. It's not the first time. Threatened with eviction by a soulless landlord, she fears the inevitable. Returning to the women’s shelter. She can’t bear the...

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