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Richard Teague

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Nine Months

Submitted to Contest #51

  I got out of the car with a certain trepidation, unbuckled the child restraint and as I scooped up my daughter, I tried to rearrange my features into something more amiable. As soon as she touched the ground Isla whizzed off towards the play equipment.  I’ve never been one for family reunions. The problem was me, I thought, I was like an actor that didn’t know how to act, trying to be a better version of myself, one that was funnier, cooler, more confident and I knew it would fall flat. What if they asked about Lin...

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