The Pepper Sauce
“Because they bought my pepper sauce, baby,” I said, and I said it kindly, since none of this was her doing. “Seven weeks ago, they paid me five million, two …
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The Hunting Bag
“Don, set the rifle down and open the bag,” I said. “And please do not shout at an old woman who is holding your granddaughter.” I was in my recliner …
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“Brett, do you see the red bucket?” I said gently. I was sitting on the edge of the tub in the dark bathroom, whispering so I would not wake the …
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“Cole, before you say another word, I need you to pick up the bundle and feel the weight of it,” I said. I was in the rocking chair with Nora …
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“Roger, stop shouting and listen,” I said. I was sitting on the edge of the guest bed, with the baby asleep against my shoulder and Edna snoring softly beside me, …
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“Jordan, walk to the edge of the pool and unzip the front pocket,” I said. I had the phone pinned between my shoulder and my ear, a bottle in my …
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“Gary, take a deep breath,” I said, and I heard the hockey game go quiet in the lodge behind him. “Open the duffel bag all the way. Everything I put …
The Green Duffel Read MoreThe Carry On
“No, Dustin,” I said, bouncing a baby on my shoulder. “I am more in my mind than I have been in two months.” I could hear him breathing hard, and …
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“What did you do to my bag?” Tyler shouted, and for the first time in twenty one days I laughed out loud, in the middle of the nursery, with a …
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I laid my hand on the white envelope. “Crystal, that company writes to me because they bought my watermelon rind pickle recipe,” I said. “My grandmother made it in Okmulgee, …
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