Kellin Gibson

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“Out of the Dust” by Kellin Gibson

Submitted to Contest #224

I glanced over at my alarm and thought: how inconvenient.A muffled ruckus from the attic echoed inside my bedroom. With lazy feet, I slid on my slippers and made my way to the hall closet to retrieve the flashlight.When I pulled down the attic door within the garage and cast the light above me, I braced myself for an enormous opossum to come racing down the stairs. When nothing emerged, I awkwardly climbed the ladder with one arm, wondering briefly if pest control had 24-hour service.Upon entering the musty interior of the attic, I sighed wi...

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