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Michael Hellwig

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Michael Hellwig

Submitted to Contest #217

Sitting in his black Ford Explorer in the company parking lot. James was approaching retirement age, and it couldn’t come fast enough for him. He just needed two more years of monthly contributions to his Fidelity portfolio. And financially he would be free of society’s rat race. Furthermore, when that milestone was achieved. His life would consist of long morning walks, afternoon naps, and late evening fishing excursions. Just thinking about these prospects got him feeling all giddy and excited inside. Parked facing outwards from the Priva...

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Possessed

Michael Hellwig

Submitted to Contest #215

Marcus was getting antsy. He had completed every aspect of MEPS, Military Entrance Processing Station, required by the Marine Corps. To include swearing in and being placed in the delayed entry program. Which meant that he was in limbo as to a departure date. His recruiter had told him that a slot could open as early as next month. Or it could be several months depending on the needs of the Marine Corps. Regardless, he wanted to leave as soon as possible. Because he had so much free time on his hands the recruiter had told him to “lay low” w...

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The Embrace

Michael Hellwig

Submitted to Contest #213

In the early 1960’s my Grandparents on my mother’s side immigrated to the United States after leaving Greece. The couple was joined by their small daughter, and the three of them settled in a small town in Maine. Why they chose that location is beyond me. For all I know they had some connections or hidden insight? But I was too young at the time to make their acquaintances before being placed in foster care. My biological father had been a resident of Baltimore City. Joining the Army to do a 4-year stint in the infantry before returning to ...

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The Trip

Michael Hellwig

Submitted to Contest #209

The Trip We agreed to drive back to Washington D.C. together from Oceanside C.A. Two broke privates with 30 days leave on the books to burn. The crazy part was, we thought we’d be saving money by driving on this trip. But when you considered it was 4 days each way. With the price tag of $200 for gas each go. We’d probably have been better off flying. But we were 2 young and dumb military lads, both believing this was the right move. We hit the I-10 heading east at approximately 8pm on a Thursday night. Starting our leave and beginning a r...

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