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Submitted to Contest #294
The sound of an airbrake drew me to the front window. I pulled the lace curtain aside. At the far end of the long gravel drive, a Connor & Sons 18-wheeler shone in the yellow glow of the tall yard light. I watched as the burly man with the ZZ Top beard dropped from the driver’s side of the cab, walked around the front, and opened the passenger door. He reached in and withdrew a backpack. With the other hand, he helped a short figure navigate the long step from the running board to the ground. I couldn’t tell from the clothes, jeans and a...
Submitted to Contest #271
Sorry Gameby Luna SelasIn the basement family room, I sort through stacks of boxed puzzles. The number of pieces expands, parallels our increasing maturity as my brothers and I grew up; 200, 500, 1,000 pieces from farm scenes to galaxies.I stack the boxes in a plastic garbage bag, not to throw away, but to drop off at the local women’s shelter. Overhead, fluorescent lights buzz, illuminating the worn carpet and shabby furniture.I haven’t been in the house in six years. Not since my mother’s stroke forced her into a nursing home. Dad had...
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