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Monthly Archives: November 2011
313/365 – RESPITE
Word Count: 341 Three friends down, one to go. Daphne was her last hope for a Friday night spent away from the serene solitude that after a month had become cloying, suffocating. She swore that one more night breathing in … Continue reading
312/365 – THE SEARCH
Word Count: 261 She looked through the closets and under the bed. She went through every dresser drawer and took everything off shelves to check along the walls and into dark corners. Desperate, she went through all the kitchen cabinets, … Continue reading
311/365 – LEAVING HOME
Word Count: 417 With a flashlight by his side, he slid the building blocks out of their easy-cary suitcase, stopping to hand-pick out the last few that clunked, and pushed them all under his bed. He tip-toed to the dresser … Continue reading
310/365 – FAMILY DINNER
Word Count: 430 I counted only five stars in the western sky this morning, the rest lost to the reach of the slow rising sun. They cluster together as if there is safety in number, as if they could stand … Continue reading
309/365 – POWERLESS
Word Count: 358 When the storm hit, they were each in different rooms of the house. Claude in his easy chair with his laptop and the TV speaking to the living room where no one was paying attention. Jeanine in … Continue reading
308/365 – CAREERS
Word Count: 286 Eight people started the journey; only three of us made it to the end. We were supposed to be doctors, lawyers, a couple accountants, a librarian and a pro football star. I was one of the lawyers. … Continue reading
307/365 – HAIR THE COLOR OF FIRE
Word Count: 387 The last time I saw her, her hair was aflame with sunlight. Funny how I’d never much been attracted to redheads until I saw her. Coppery curls that surrounded her face in an angelic halo with blue … Continue reading
306/365 – LONG DISTANCE LOVE
Word Count: 325 “No, it’s fine. I think you should go. It’s a great opportunity for your career.” So I said. But what I wanted to tell her was, Please don’t leave. I don’t think you’ll ever come back and … Continue reading
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305/365 – THE NEIGHBOR
Word Count: 518 It’s Day #4 of the Great October Snowstorm over New England and our state’s still only halfway through restoring electricity for nearly a million customers in the cold dark. My neighbor’s been over twice for my one-pan … Continue reading
304/365 – GOING HOME
Word Count: 495 I awoke to the warm sun on my face through the train window and the bare rocking of the car as it clacked its way to the half-lost town. The view in the dawn morning was astonishing, … Continue reading