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Sue Marsh

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The Room Without a View

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The Room Without A View Suzanne Marsh The wooden spiral staircase seemed as if it took forever to climb to the top. John Henley reached the top first, followed by his frat brother Mark Townsend. Rumors had been circulating for a number of years about a hidden room at the top of the staircase. Magnolia University located in the heart of South Carolina, where the fragrance of Magnolia blossoms hung heavily in the air. John, and Mark once they reached the top of the staircase wondered how they were going to l...

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A Well Kept Secret

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A Well Kept Secret Suzanne Marsh “Is there someplace to eat close to here?” “Yeah, go down about a mile turn right; got the best food in town.” “How many stars does it have?” “I don’t know I just know the food is great.” With that parting statement we left after delivery; however the adventure was just beginning. The Checkered Box Restaurant was not exactly what I would have pictured. The building itself looked as if a good gust of wind would blow it over. There were three spaces fo...

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The Snake and the Truck Attendant

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The Snake and The Truck Attendant Suzanne Marsh The adventures in trucking never cease to amaze me; one such adventure took place in the late nineties in Fort Smith, Arkansas. “Hey, remember that snake in the truck and that attendant?” “How could I forget; we were both there; so was Nick. Truckers are their pets, dogs and cats are enough to care for while we are on the road.” “You won’t get any argument here.” Truck drivers and their pets have a long history. Most pets are either dogs or cats, these animals help to relieve the boredom of b...

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Growing up in the Sixties

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Growing up in the Sixties Suzanne Marsh December 25th, 1962 Dear Diary, You were the first gift I opened from my parents. What delight to have a friend I can confide in. I read the Diary of a Young Girl over the summer. When my parents asked what I would like for Christmas you were on the top of my list. I am thirteen years of age; I am a freshman in high school at Mount Saint Mary’s Academy for Girls. Dad is calling me for dinner so I will say goodbye until tomorrow. December 31st, 1962 Dear Diary, I have...

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The Great Picnic Episode

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The Great Picnic Episode Suzanne Marsh “Hey, let’s go on a picnic.” “It has been years since I was on a picnic, I would love to go. Where to?” “Still Water Park.” “Great, what day and time?” “How about tomorrow I will pick you up at nine o’clock in the morning. We can spend the day.” Words of wonder or words of doom. It had been at least twenty years since I was on a picnic. I hoped it would be enjoyable. We drove along in silence taking in the beauty of the day. Speeding is never a good idea; but we were late. My husband w...

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Lost Feelings

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Lost Feelings Suzanne Marsh I had to get away...I booked first class passage aboard Titanic. I was devasted by the thought that my husband of one year was having an affair with my lady’s maid. I had to get away from England; return to New York City, New York to my family and friends. I began to think of Tom; his blue eyes and black hair. Mother said he was “black Irish” that he was no good. That made me want him even more. The more intimate we became the more determined Mother became to separate us. She wanted me to m...

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The Fly Boys

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The Fly Boys Suzanne Marsh December 7, 1941 “A day that shall live in infamy.” Seven o’clock on the morning of December seventh the United States was deliberately attacked by Japan. “Remember Pearl Harbor” became the cry of war. The Philippine Islands 1942 “Attention all pilots, prepare to launch aricraft.” Mac Holland worried about his responsibilites to his crew; keeping them safe was part of the job of the pilot. He thou...

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The Cowards of Bowdry

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The Cowards of Bowdry Suzanne Marsh “Look Sam, Jim Langford ain’t gonna take no fer an answer, not this time. Bowdry is sittin on a gold mine. We ain’t got no chance of Langford leavin; might be best to surrend the town. He would let us go if he gets the rights to the mine.” Sam Digle stared open mouthed at Sheriff Matt Donaldson; some sheriff he was. Sam wondered what happened to law and order. “Sam, I know as Sheriff it is my job to defend Bowdry from men like Jim Langford. I have a plan but I am gonna need every on...

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Peering at the World

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Peering at the World Suzanne Marsh The attic window became his window to the world. The old telescope was all that stood between rationality and insanity in the world of a paralyzed man. He watched the apartments around him. His brother Tom made the attic habitable for him. It never occurred to him that Tom did not want anyone to see his disability; he was ashamed. Liz, Tom’s wife cooked his meals and brought them up to attic. His nephew Fred also bro...

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The Heart of Times

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The Heart of Times Suzanne Marsh Valentine’s Day 1863 “Whoa Mangus” Captain Jed Smith yelled. He jumped off the large bay; ran quickly into the front room of his plantation on the Mississippi. “Lorena, oh my darling, where are you?” The soft sweet voice of his young wife replied: “I am in the sitting room. Why are you here, I thought you were off chasing those damn Yankees.” “I brought you a Valentine’s Day gift. It could be our last one together. That damn Yankee General Grant is slowly but surely securing Vicksburg. I w...

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The Secret Quest

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The Secret Quest Suzanne Marsh “Thank heaven for the internet!” I was on a secret quest to find a special chocolate filled with mushrooms. I went to the web the cost of the mushrooms was fifty dollars for a small bag. Nothing is to good for my sugarplum. I decided to order two boxes. HeyValentine’s Day, only comes once a year. I thought about year after year I would buy her books. I wanted to give her something healthy this year; not that books are not healthy but I wanted to give...

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Are you there God?

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Are You There God? 1942 Suzanne Marsh “Are you there God? Anna Markowitz asked silently.” The Nazis invaded Lodz Poland on September, 1939 the Lodz Ghetto was begun. The Markowitz family were removed from their home and were forced along with six thousand other people into what became the Lodz Ghetto. Anna, Katie and Aaron were teenagers, with no future. Anna was terrified of the Nazi soldiers, but even more of the Gestapo. The Lodz Ghetto there was no running water, no sewer system, it was overcrowded, starvation was...

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The Claw and Cackle Club of Green County

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The Claw and Cackle Club of Green County Suzanne Marsh 1953 Green County Bert Merriweather hated the thought of being subjected to a Woman’s Club, it was more like the claw and cackle club. He decided since he and Martha were both going to town, they should ride together. He planned to take her to the home Mabel Toth; where the meeting was to be held this month. Martha informed him that it was simply a book reading meeting. He knew better from past experience. Martha was displeased when she arrived; there was never any re...

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The Locked Door

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The Locked Door Suzanne Marsh “I have no idea what you are talking about Natalia! There are no locked doors in this house; there never was.” Natalia Long glared at her Grandmother: “Yes there is Grandmother. I tried the door at the end of the hall.” “Natalia, this house is over two hundred years old. If a door is locked it is because the lock rusted shut.” The old woman rose not wanting to have a confrontation with her great granddaughter. She thought about the locked door; ...

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Close But Yet So Far

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So Close But Yet So Far Suzanne Marsh 1942 “Hurry, Ida, hurry! Isiah yelled frantically.” Ida, scrambled up the white peaked mountains. Salzburg was only a short distance; there Ida said a prayer: “dear God, please deliver us to the Swiss border safely.” Isiah, yanked Ida as they climbed further up into the Alps. They had to cross into Switzerland as soon as possible. Escaping from Auschwitz with the help of the underground; gave them a chance to live; presently, they had to evade the Gestapo, especially SS Hauptsturmfuhr...

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