Kathleen Boucher

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“The Diner” by Kathleen Boucher

Submitted to Contest #222

A destitute veteran wraps his threadbare jacket tightly around his thin physique as the icy wind chills him to the bone, reminding the older man that winter is fast approaching. It's time to change the tires on his car. He sighs at how bald they look. He barely made it through last year's snowstorms without a scratch. When given a choice to buy tires versus food, hunger wins every time. I could always go to the food bank. He thought. But I don't want anyone to know what a lousy situation I'm in. His mother's voi...

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Kathleen Boucher is a registered nurse working in an Intensive Care Unit. She finds writing relieves stress.