The Burger Sauce
“Because I made it first, son,” I said, and I set my spoon down beside the two mason jars. “In 1978, in a rented trailer behind Route 66, with a …
The Burger Sauce Read MoreAuthor: pologo
The Lake Lot Deed
“Yes, Frank,” I said to the father of Trent. “Four dealerships. Nine point three million dollars.” I took the pages gently from his hand and squared them on the tablecloth, …
The Lake Lot Deed Read MoreThe False Back
…because what the beam of my flashlight lit up, in that narrow hidden space behind the sink cabinet, was a coffee can. Not one can. A row of them, six …
The False Back Read MoreThe Hollow Hearth
…because the light of my flashlight, falling into that square dark hole under the old hearth, struck metal. Not iron, not tin. A dull reddish glow, soft as a penny. …
The Hollow Hearth Read MoreThe Stolen Name
…“Ben, sit down, please,” my mother in law said, tugging at his sleeve. But my husband gently removed her hand. He stood at the front of the church hall in …
The Stolen Name Read MoreThe Chicken Coop
…a city code enforcement officer in a green jacket, holding a clipboard and a pink citation book. Her name tag said Alvarez. She stood on our back patio in the …
The Chicken Coop Read MoreThe Shoe Angel
…into the front office of Maple Street Elementary, with the first six boxes stacked in my arms like a wobbling tower. The school nurse met me at the door. She …
The Shoe Angel Read MoreThe Second Profile
…and she opened the door wider. She was sixty eight or so, with short silver hair, a cardigan the color of oatmeal, and the slight careful stoop of someone who …
The Second Profile Read MoreThe Old Man on Porch
It was the old man from the nursing home. He sat in a wheelchair on our front porch, wrapped in a plaid blanket, with a young male nurse standing behind …
The Old Man on Porch Read MoreThe Pink Envelope
Rick took the pink envelope from the island, and I saw his hands were not quite steady. He slid out the Social Security printout, with the account number circled in …
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