Mary Sumner

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“The broken bicycle bell” by Mary Sumner

Submitted to Contest #12

It was the weekend before the diocese-wide bellringing competition, and the little world that Rev. Fitzpatrick inhabited was wrapped up in muted anticipation. She was fussing with the distribution of the hymnals and Songs of Praise booklets in anticipation of tomorrow’s usually tiny but dedicated congregation when her verger came bustling down the aisle.“Vicar! There’s been an accident, Martin’s in hospital,” he said as soon as he could be considered in conversational range, like if he didn’t get the words out he would explode. “He’ll be fin...

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