The Reading Room
Ashley walked to the old stone fireplace in the reading room with her name badge swinging, tilted her head back, and read the carved oak sign aloud in a voice …
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The Front Doors
Dr. Whitfield walked out of the front doors of the school in her click of heels, turned around on the broad stone steps, looked up at the lintel, and read …
The Front Doors Read MoreThe Place Card
The lieutenant walked the length of the ballroom, past the shimmering chandeliers and the tables of folded napkins and the ice sculpture of the Marine Corps emblem beginning to sweat, …
The Place Card Read MoreThe Empty Hook
Braxton went into the mine entrance alone with his flashlight in his hand, and I heard his boots on the wooden boards for a long minute before they stopped. When …
The Empty Hook Read MoreThe Granite Stone
Officer Beck walked across the grass to the flagpole in the silence of five hundred people, with his German Shepherd pulling gently at the leash, and he knelt in front …
The Granite Stone Read MoreThe Stained Window
Jordan turned slowly in the aisle and looked up at the stained glass window above the altar, the one with the woman holding a bell, and he read the small …
The Stained Window Read MoreThe Overlook Plaque
Ranger Collins crouched down in the heat in front of the low bronze plaque on the overlook wall, wiped the dust off it with the heel of his hand, and …
The Overlook Plaque Read MoreThe Rescue Boat
Petty Officer Farrell walked to the end of the station pier in the pale morning light and stood for a long time in front of the forty five foot rescue …
The Rescue Boat Read MoreThe Wedding Gift
The mother of the bride, whose name was Dawn, held the white envelope against her chest as if it were a hot dish, and she asked me again, in a …
The Wedding Gift Read MoreThe Tire Label
The Canton policeman who was the brother of Lauren read the name at the bottom of the auditor report, and then he looked at his brother in law and asked …
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