The Fellowship Hall
…one of them holding a stopwatch, calling out the seconds as my mother scrubbed the linoleum. “Thirty seconds on that corner, Mother Odom,” he said. “Pastor wants the hall spotless …
The Fellowship Hall Read MoreAuthor: pologo
The Fallen Pine
…holding his phone up toward the sky, turning slowly in a circle, as if the signal might drop out of the clouds. The big white pine had come down across …
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…saying in a bright, bubbly voice, “And this is my sweet grandma, who just loves helping with my little business! Say hi, Grandma!” My grandmother, eighty two years old, did …
The Sewing Machine Read MoreThe Krewe Cup
“Let me hold that bill of sale a minute, Lucien,” I said, and I took it from his hand before he could object. At the bottom was a signature in …
The Krewe Cup Read MoreThe Custard Cone
“Mr. Hoffmann, your company is writing to me because your company is the one that bought my custard,” I said, and I laid the white envelope open on the table …
The Custard Cone Read MoreThe Hat Block
“Mr. Hollis, I would be obliged if you would say that again, slowly,” I said. The old man, ninety four years of age and in a wheelchair since his stroke, …
The Hat Block Read MoreThe Member Shirt
“Describe the man, if you would,” I said to the bank manager, and he turned his tablet around and slid it across the table. On the screen was a still …
The Member Shirt Read MoreThe Pump Truck
“Mr. Chambers, I never signed that letter, and I would like to see the fax itself,” I said. The tournament operations official, a gray haired man in a polo shirt …
The Pump Truck Read MoreThe Crab Trap
“Read the name on the line, Mr. Arceneaux,” the agent said, and he laid the transfer form flat on the table in front of me. I read it out loud, …
The Crab Trap Read MoreThe Grip Case
“Denise, I will tell you the truth, because I have no choice left,” Trey said, and he took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes. “Jordan came to my office …
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