The Gold Pin
“…that one. The girl with the lit window. She is the only person in ten years who ever played for me.” Vincent smiled through his tears. “I thought she meant …
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The Tow Hook
I peeled the electrical tape from the hook with my pocketknife, slowly, the way I used to cut a cable free from a wrecked trailer. Inside the envelope were two …
The Tow Hook Read MoreThe Biloxi Woman
It was the woman from the buffet. She stood on our porch on Christmas Eve in a thin wool coat and a pair of lace up shoes that were far …
The Biloxi Woman Read MoreThe Face Jug
Sharon took the white envelope from my hands as if it might burn. Her fingers were trembling. She slid out the printout from the retirement office and read the account …
The Face Jug Read MoreThe Driveway Lawyer
“I heard him on the porch telling the lawyer that after the party, your grandmother would not be able to say no.” My son read the message aloud at our …
The Driveway Lawyer Read MoreWhat Her Mother Did
“If she finds out what her mother did with the money.” I read the sentence again, on my phone, in the kitchen of our little house in Boise, with the …
What Her Mother Did Read MoreThe Burned Letter
“If that boy ever finds out who his real grandfather is, he will want nothing to do with any of us.” The woman on the phone was named Marcy Pruett, …
The Burned Letter Read MoreThe Badge Number
“I found him at five a.m. at the house of his brother. And when I asked him why, he said, ‘Carolyn, I cannot pin a badge on that girl. Not …
The Badge Number Read MoreThe Bet on Row A
“He said, ‘Earl, I put four hundred dollars on the other fella. If my boy wins, I lose a little. If my boy loses, I will have enough to pay …
The Bet on Row A Read MoreThe White Coat Seat
“He said your name, and then he said, ‘If I walk into that auditorium, the dean is going to thank the donors by name. And she will find out the …
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