The Letterpress List
“Peoria,” Michelle finished, and she set down the printer proof on the workbench with a hand that trembled. “Mrs. Wendt, the first wife of Todd did not die in a …
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The Farm Papers
“Family,” Dad finished, and he lowered his coffee cup with a hand that would not stay still. “Curtis, the paper said the farm goes to the right family. I thought …
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“Name,” I read again from the letter, and the paper shook in my hands. “He is using the name of Edward, in a series of messages, to families of those …
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“Him,” I said at last, reading aloud from the cut chapter in the voice of a woman who taught English for thirty eight years. “Andrew wrote that he would spend …
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“Door,” Kevin finished, and he set the red note down on the table between us as if it might bite. “Mrs. Hollis, Phil wrote it plain. If a man comes …
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“Arlington,” Carol finished, and she let the guest list slip from her hand onto my porch boards. “Mama, Phil hired a divorce lawyer in Arlington in March. He planned to …
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“d it,” Cody finished, the last letter of the word he had left hanging on my porch. “I took that baler apart twice and never found it, Mom, because it …
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“Boat,” Mrs. Pickens finished, and the envelope trembled so hard in her hands that the paper whispered. “Mrs. Tidwell, tomorrow on the pontoon, after the fireworks, my daughter planned for …
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“Back,” Renee finished, and she gripped the frame of my door so hard the knuckles went white. “Mama, Daddy saw whose truck was parked out back of the diner the …
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“Anything,” Tasha finished, and she took my hands in hers and held them against my heart, over the carnation. “Grandma, you were admitted on the third of March. You had …
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