Patricia Childs

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

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“"Help Wanted"” by Patricia Childs

Submitted to Contest #211

Other than the aides and the occasional insurance representative, Mr Lucy, the occupant of room #042, had no visitors. No one ever saw him at mealtimes. He didn’t seem to eat at all. He received no mail, flowers, or balloons. He didn’t hang a wreath on his door during the holidays or a heart on Valentine’s or even a flag in July. His door was devoid of dents, nicks, tape residue, or any kind of imperfection. The doorframe always gleamed as if freshly painted, which it wasn’t because nothing in Briarwood Assisted Living and Nursing C...

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