The Gravy Boat
Jenny turned the second page toward the lamp, and her voice, when it came, was not much more than a whisper. “Dennis, if you are reading this, then Linda finally …
The Gravy Boat Read MoreAuthor: pologo
The Offering Checks
The first of the six checks lay on the polished table of the church office, and the deacon who held it up to the window light read the signature aloud …
The Offering Checks Read MoreThe Bugle Plaque
The young man in the reflective vest stopped with his clipboard halfway raised, and the whole crowd at the memorial park went quiet as he read the brass plaque on …
The Bugle Plaque Read MoreThe Loomis Tin
Kyle and Brandon pulled up the gravel drive in a lifted black truck just as I raised the lid of the tin, and I heard the engine cut out behind …
The Loomis Tin Read MoreThe Baseball Glove
The white envelope lay on the cafeteria table among the plates of the booster club banquet, and the school superintendent, a tall woman named Dr. Ellen Harmon, slid the letter …
The Baseball Glove Read MoreThe Ferry Bow
Devon turned in the rain and looked up at the white bow of the ferry as she slid against the pilings, and read the green letters at the top. M …
The Ferry Bow Read MoreThe Cassette Tape
The voice of Grandma came out of the little tape player in the vault, steady and young, and Mr. Hargrove stood with his hand over his mouth. “Jasmine, baby. If …
The Cassette Tape Read MoreThe Hatch Chile Label
The mother of Erica, a retired judge named Margaret Whitlock, unfolded the white letter on the Thanksgiving tablecloth and read the letterhead aloud in the voice of a woman who …
The Hatch Chile Label Read MoreThe Rocking Chair
The woman who had bought the rocking chair for forty dollars came up my front steps at eight the next morning with an envelope in a plastic grocery bag, and …
The Rocking Chair Read MoreThe Slab Name
I knelt at the lip of the hole in my back yard in Perry County, in my church dress and my garden gloves, and ran my fingers over the carving …
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