The Finger Wave
Renée Fontenot kept her arm around my shoulders. “Mr. Broussard, I will answer that,” she said to the old man who owns the dealerships on Youree Drive. “When I was …
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The Pie Plate
I laid my hand on the white envelope. “Stacy, that company writes to me because they bought my shoofly pie recipe,” I said. “The one my Pennsylvania Dutch grandmother made …
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I held the white envelope against my chest. “Kayla, the company writes to me because they bought my bias tape folder,” I said. “The little tin funnel I bent at …
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“To a company that specializes in event rentals, Kurt, in July,” I said, and I laid my hand flat on the schedule. “Kubiak Tent and Event was sold for six …
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“I sold them the whole company, Stan,” I said, and I set the paper down beside his can of Genesee. “Varga Lift and Rental went in February for eight million …
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“I am Ola Mae Auman, and that churn is mine,” I said, and I held the quilt of my mother closer. The woman in the blazer set the four gallon …
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“I am Gerda Vander Meer, and I made every one of those dolls,” I said, and I stood up from the porch chair. The woman in the red coat held …
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“Exactly what it says, Vince,” I said, and I laid my hand flat on the equipment schedule. “Ocasio Concrete Pumping was sold in November for twelve million six hundred thousand …
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The salute of the admiral was still in the air when I answered. “Mr. Weller, you asked how she knows me,” I said to the father of Chase. “Kathleen Rourke …
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I lifted my left hand and let the ballroom chandeliers catch the stone. “Mr. Calder, the ring on my finger is cubic zirconia,” I said gently to the father of …
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