The Rocking Chair
“Linda,” I read aloud from the letter, and my voice cracked on the second syllable. “It was Linda. That is all Arnold wrote, taped under the seat of his own …
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The Repo Notice
“House,” Hailey finished, and she pressed her fist against her mouth. “Grandma, he told me that if anything ever happened to you, he would sell the house and use the …
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“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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“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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