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Nathalie Lacoste-Hofmann

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Nathalie Lacoste-Hofmann

Submitted to Contest #180

“Alright you two, let’s get home.” The young mother searches her red purse for a tissue to mop the nose of one of her charges on this cold January day. She has on each arm bags from children’s clothing and shoe stores. Her own attire is worn. Her grey wool coat is thinning. A small hole makes an appearance as she raises her arm to hitch her purse higher on her shoulder. The black of her boots is dappled with much lighter spots from years of scuffing. As she searches, a paper flutters out of her purse while she rushes ...

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