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Editors’ Choice Award What follows is a story written for 4th or 5th graders but I hope enjoyable for all. Some parts of this happened in my own family. My dad was never much for conversation at breakfast. Usually he would read the newspaper and make grunting noises until the second cup Continue reading I Think Dad Said a Rude Word Lauren peered into the mirror, smoothing her blonde hair, just as Taylor walked in. Lauren caught Taylor’s eye through the mirror. “Hey,” she greeted with a smile. “Hi,” said Taylor. She leaned over the sink and looked closely in the mirror, touching the skin under her eye. “Do I look tired to you?” Lauren glanced at Taylor, just Continue reading Around the Water Cooler Expect uproar in this excerpt from the novel Adrift in the Sound. The story takes place after the death of Greg, Marian’s boyfriend. The Dogs decide to honor Greg’s memory with a baseball game and challenge the Tuggers, a hard-swinging tugboat team from the docks. The Dogs are a ragtag tavern softball club, mostly drunks and potheads kicking around Seattle in the early 1970s. Lizette, Marian, and Sandy, the mother of baby Violet, live next door to the Dogs. They come along for the game and so do a couple of cops who’ve been tailing the Continue reading Long Ball |
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