The Little Horse in the Wall
The last line the father wrote was this: leave the horse where it fell, and let your own child be as happy in this room as mine was. I sat …
The Little Horse in the Wall Read MoreAuthor: pologo
What the Lunch Lady Said at the Table
Peg folded that dish towel slow, laid it on the table, and sat back down, and my sister went pale, because slipping off to the kitchen was how Peg always …
What the Lunch Lady Said at the Table Read MoreWhat Rested in the Deep End
What was down there in the deep-end corner, weighted so it would not drift, was a small sealed urn. I did not go in after it right off. I got …
What Rested in the Deep End Read MoreThe Day the Silent Man Finally Spoke
Ken sat back down across from my son, and the whole room went quiet, because in twenty years none of us had ever seen him stay. For a long moment …
The Day the Silent Man Finally Spoke Read MoreWhat Earl Told Them She Sees
Earl set his keys back down on the table, and the whole reunion went still, because reaching for them was how he always left, and he was not leaving. He …
What Earl Told Them She Sees Read MoreThe Slip That Cleared the Night Clerk
The one thing I meant to do was leave the coffee on. There was a family checked in on my last night, driving cross country to bury somebody, set to …
The Slip That Cleared the Night Clerk Read MoreThe Box That Was Only Two Aisles Over
The one thing I meant to do was find that box. I knew it was not stolen, because I knew that back room better than my own kitchen, and a …
The Box That Was Only Two Aisles Over Read MoreStraightening the Flags One Last Time
The one thing I meant to do was straighten the flags. It was near the Fourth, and the little flags on the veterans always leaned after a week of wind, …
Straightening the Flags One Last Time Read MoreStanding on the Dock for the First Boat
The one thing I meant to do was meet the first boat. Twenty-nine years I was the face at that window when the first crossing came in out of the …
Standing on the Dock for the First Boat Read MoreThe Last Reel on the Square
The one thing I meant to do was thread the projector one last time. He had told me to get off his property, and come Friday there would be a …
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