Tilo Basswood

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“Dead Hours” by Tilo Basswood

Submitted to Contest #284

 I woke up to notifications. My sister is one of those people who doesn't send messages in one go. Instead, each sentence arrives in strokes. That morning, nine rings anticipated one voice message. My sister always embraced redundancy.The voice message was a guilt trip about how our aunt could no longer take care of our father. The poor thing is confused and unable to live anywhere other than his beloved beach house. The message went on to remind me that I had been away from our family for the last 15 years and hadn't set foot in our ho...

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Tilo is a trained scientist, technical writer, scientific translator, and editor. Tilo applauds doubt and uncertainty. But his heart wants to tell stories and explore what it means to be human.