The Birdhouse
Lisa lifted the flap of the white envelope with a fingernail and took out the contract, and I watched her eyes travel down the page as if she were reading …
The Birdhouse Read MoreAuthor: pologo
The Queen of Hearts
Brad slid the contract out and read the first page without a word, and then he turned it over, as if there might be something on the back to explain …
The Queen of Hearts Read MoreThe Box of Matches
I picked the box of matches up off the railing and turned it in my fingers, because I wanted him to see that my hands were steady. “I sold them …
The Box of Matches Read MoreThe Sourdough Jar
Nicole opened the envelope with a thumbnail, carefully, the way a person opens a letter from a hospital, and she drew out the first page and held it close to …
The Sourdough Jar Read MoreThe Silver Suit
“Since the first of April, Rudy,” I said. I said it gently, because the little boy who had dropped the glass was still standing in the middle of the dance …
The Silver Suit Read MoreThe Lunch Pail
The woman in her sixties set the dented, rusted lunch pail on the casket of my father, and for a moment she kept both hands on it, as if to …
The Lunch Pail Read MoreThe Bar Towel
The woman in the Coast Guard dress blues walked to the front of the funeral home with a folded white bar towel held flat in both hands, the way a …
The Bar Towel Read MoreThe Mill Quilt
The young woman carried the quilt down the aisle on both arms, and it was so large that its edges dragged on the carpet, a vast patchwork of faded plaids …
The Mill Quilt Read MoreThe Bent Nail
The young man in the cap and gown stood beside the casket as if he had run there, his chest heaving, his black tassel swinging. The gown was rented, too …
The Bent Nail Read MoreThe Yellow Page
The very old man in the black suit came down the aisle of the little church one slow step at a time, leaning on a cane of dark wood, and …
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