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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 ‘Don’t let the way he looks bother you too much,’ the hushed tones of the nurse interrupted his train of thought, ‘ there’s no cause for worry. It’s just that the stroke froze the muscles on the left side of his face that makes him look a little strange, but he’s not suffering, not in Continue reading Evening Reflections ©2011 Joel Durham Jr, all rights reserved (obviously inspired by the single-track album by Jethro Tull) *
Editors’ Choice Award “He doesn’t see it,” the boy’s father said sadly. “He doesn’t get it.” “He will,” said the wife gently. Focusing on the baby, she said, “See, look. There are handles. You pull it open to get the shapes out. Continue reading Thick as a Brick April was Louis Dumkowski’s favorite month.
Editors’ Choice Award It hadn’t always been so; in fact, he’d never had a favorite month before. There were months he didn’t like. January, for instance, because he always started it with a horrible hangover from some New Year’s Eve party, cold and shivering on someone’s bathroom Continue reading A Young Man’s Fancy |
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