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Talespinning by Susan Gibb is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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Category Archives: 100 Days 2011
081/100 aka 221/365
THE BIRDS Word Count: 258 I listened to what the cardinal had to say. He was insistent, chirping his little red heart out until I stopped weeding and heard him out. But what he said was just more gossip and … Continue reading
080/100 aka 220/365
THE DEATH OF WALTER MITTY Word Count: 437 No one had the sense, I guess, to look through his things before they emptied out his desk and dumped it in a box and George, the General Manager brought it to … Continue reading
079/100 aka 219/365
BLEEDING Word Count: 328 She feels like it shows, like the half of her that was him is a wound gaping open, still bleeding where he’s been ripped from her side. She thinks she leaves fingerprints outlined in blood on … Continue reading
078/100 aka 218/365
LIKE THE EAGLE WHEN HE FLIES Word Count: 302 It was only a hawk in the sky, sharp-eyed and claw-ready for hunting. A predator; no, that couldn’t be you, I thought. But then I do remember that you said once … Continue reading
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077/100 aka 217/365
GARDENS Word Count: 348 He holds the tomato he’s just picked. He is amazed by its warmth before he realizes it has absorbed the sun. And realizes he is thinking of her breasts and how he misses the weight of … Continue reading
076/100 aka 216/365
AFTER LIFE Word Count: 315 She carries him around in her hip pocket, like a wallet or a credit card collection. He doesn’t mind, he’s happy that she cares enough to do it. It makes him feel alive. Together they … Continue reading
075/100 aka 215/365
GRIEF Word Count: 300 “Well then,” the doctor said, “just stay out of the sun.” She nodded, expecting no more. The grief was something she didn’t understand and took advice from friends who urged her to seek help. Now her … Continue reading
074/100 aka 214/365
LEAVING Word Count: 101 I held your hand as if that could keep you from leaving. As if that’s all it would take. Even as I spoke the words, “he is with God,” I knew you were nowhere at all. … Continue reading
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073/100 aka 213/365
RECALLING SENSES AND SENSING RECALL Word Count: 252 It has been a long time since he felt the rush of the water, the wild river he rode as a boy and then a young man. He closes his eyes, tries … Continue reading
72/100 aka 212/365
ALONE Word Count: 335 The man sitting alone at the table is clearly uncomfortable. He looks around, takes a sip of his coffee, puts the cup down, realigns the spoon with the saucer, picks up the cup, looks around. He … Continue reading