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“Wake up sweetheart. It’s the first Saturday in December! Time to find the perfect Christmas tree!” Melanie groaned softly at the cheery sound of Jason’s voice, and burrowed deeper under the covers. She peered at the clock through one squinted-open eye. Seven-thirty! On a Saturday! What possessed the man? “Come on, honey. You need a good breakfast before Continue reading The Perfect Christmas Tree
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“Get to your room young man,” shouted Johnny’s mother. She’d just found out that Johnny had smacked his little five-year old brother, Sean, when Continue reading Brothers Kelsie and her husband, John, were sleeping in her parent’s old bedroom. Her mother couldn’t bring herself to sleep in the bed she had shared with the love of her life for thirty-five years. It was too soon after the funeral. She decided to sleep in Kelsie’s old bedroom. Suddenly, the sound of a deafening crash Continue reading The Mirror If only you’d listen up and act like a Continue reading Charm School Confidential
Editors’ Choice Award I woke up with a start. My head was pounding with the memories of the persistent recurring dream I thought I had long ago rid myself. I put my face in my hands and felt the anguish that I knew would have screamed back at me had I looked in the mirror. Continue reading The Power of Suggestion Jody gripped the basketball and eyed the basket. As always, the target seemed impossibly high and far away from where she stood, stiff-legged and sweating, at the foul line. The seventh-grader lined up the shot, willed the ball to go in, and pushed off. The ball missed the hoop entirely, arcing toward Continue reading Sweet Thirteen |
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