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Jonathan Krushell

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Ida and the Stricken Savant

Jonathan Krushell

Submitted to Contest #140

I remember the day she died.I wish I didn’t. I wish I could forget. One night I saw a storm in the forecast for the next day and prayed I’d be struck by lightning so I’d forget everything.I remember a lot of things about that day. I’m not talking about the day she died. I’m talking about the day after the night I prayed I’d be struck by lightning. And every day since then.I remember everything that has happened in the past seven months because God answered my prayers. Of course, he didn’t answer my prayers when my wife started getting s...

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