Sid Tinsley

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“The Hour of Fickle Hope” by Sid Tinsley

Submitted to Contest #49

There’s never enough time for things like meaningful embraces; the playful joining of nose tips, or the gentle tasting of toes and fingers on caring, inseparable lips. The fireplace crackles with a comforting warmth that blankets the room in safe and deep aromas. Despite these anchors, Lillian clutches the journal as if it were a street post, and that the hour creeping towards her is a storm, determined to steal her flesh.  What is this draft? The windows are shut and locked. This is a surety that cannot be overstated. The doors, too, ...

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