Mary Shirley Mitchell

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“Thanksgiving” by Mary Shirley Mitchell

Submitted to Contest #278

As the shattered glass rained down around Andie’s bare feet, landing with a tinkle on the kitchen floor's yellow, checkered linoleum, she wondered again if she should start looking for a therapist.  The brief silence that followed was a welcome relief from the screaming and table-pounding of the past 45 minutes.  “Great, do you feel better!?” Her mother screeched at her older sister, Jane. “Now Andie is covered in glass, and someone is going to have to drink wine out of a mug!” “Oh, I’ll give you the 75 cents mom!” Jane countered. ...

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