The Postal Pin
The thing in the hand of Emma was a small gold pin, shaped like a mail carrier eagle, with a tiny diamond set in its eye and the number 40 …
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The Silver Star
The thing in the palm of Mason was a medal. It was a bronze star, set within a silver one, hanging from a ribbon of red, white, and blue that …
The Silver Star Read MoreThe Brass Plumb Bob
The thing in the palm of Liam was a plumb bob, a small, heavy cone of brass on the end of a length of waxed string, scuffed and darkened by …
The Brass Plumb Bob Read MoreThe Gold Coin
The thing in the palm of Isabella was a gold coin. It was small and thick, with a worn eagle on one side and a date, 1888, on the other, …
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The thing in the hand of Hannah was a tiny silver whistle, shaped like a songbird with its beak open, hanging from a short length of green cord. It was …
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The thing in the palm of Marcus was a silver dollar. It was heavy and dull with age, with a faint blue shadow along its rim, and the date on …
The Silver Dollar Read MoreThe Blue Cookie Tin
I pried the lid off the blue cookie tin with my thumbnail and tipped it toward my daughter. There were no butter cookies inside. There never had been, not since …
The Blue Cookie Tin Read MoreThe Bowling Bag
I unzipped the old bowling ball bag slowly, so that Linda could see every move. It was the wrong shape for a ball, long and flat, and heavy on one …
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I took a small key from my pocket and fitted it into the new padlock on the old tackle box of my father. It was a cheap brass lock that …
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I lifted the lid of the small wooden box. It was walnut, scratched and worn, with the initials G. M. cut into the top in a shaky hand that I …
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