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  • Thorns

    I toyed with my pink rose, twirling the stubby throned stem in my fingers. I cut this from Old Man Courtney’s yard. I had walked down to my old high school and this yard across the street from my school was a signpost in my memory. He’s probably long dead and the ranch house has

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  • Santa Baby

    I lay my hands on the dingy brown paper sack. “The question isn’t where I got it. The question is are you willing to pay the agreed upon price.”Big Dollar was a six foot four tower of muscle, covered in the Consho Cru tats and scarred from death matches at the Naval Yard. He stared

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  • The Ascent

    As the lemon sun pierced the veil of the sky Godarth knelt to receive the blessings of the fates. He rose his sword Angelus eager to bite. Godarth turned his noble visage and his noble soul to The Ascent.“Here’s your pack, I put in your ear drops and your special ointment. Don’t forget those drops.

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  • Inside Door

    “Girl, you scarin’ me. Come in, come in.”Within a few moments Tiana was ensconced on Shay’s comfy sofa with a blanket with a huge glass of red wine. Tiana’s hands shook as she held the glass.“TiTi spill it,” Shay insisted.Tiana downed the wine.“It started three months ago when I went to that big commercial furniture

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  • Be Nice or Else

    Mommy and Isabella were in the attic. They were looking for old clothes for the church jumble. Well Mommy was looking. Isabella was helping by wearing an old lady fur coat and a Sunday hat and dancing.“Careful Izzy!” Mommy shouted as Isabella fell backwards.Kissing away the tears, Mommy lifted her from the floor.“What’s dis?” Isabella

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  • Like Cats & Dogs

    You came, I thought as my heart raced.The silver wolves sliced the velvet of the night. There were only three of them. My breath crystallized as I exhaled in relief. They froze. The smallest wolf growled. Slowly I shifted from my mountain lion form to human form. I slipped from the shelter of the slender

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  • The Punchline

    Geoffrey walked down the crowded aisle. Faces turned his way and smiled. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead. Suddenly Geoffrey was back in middle school going to his first high school party. Angela his bio lab partner had invited him to a pool party at her girlfriend’s Joanna’s house. Angela was perfection, flawless tan skin

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  • These Hands

    Mrs. Bradley lived in Room 325 of the Lilac Manor Senior Care. As a hospice chaplain I visited her regularly. With translucent skin and delicate bones, Mrs. Bradley reminded me of a baby bird woman. She listened to me politely each week waiting for me to go away. One afternoon I asked, “I know you’re

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  • The Long Night

    Unraveled my day spills before meIn a long tangled cordMy needle slips down and underUp and throughPulling a loop of sleep Fingers flowRocked by rhythmic clicksThe cat is a crescent moon at my feetAs my needles grow heavy Rows and rows grow across my lapStitching myself togetherThrough the long night

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  • Familiar

    Platters of gooey deviled eggs jostled congealing casseroles on the overladen dining room table. Grandma’s house was as crowded as the table. Aunts, uncles, random old people, and cousins he’d didn’t remember huddled in groups talking and eating. Eyes down, Ryan slipped between clusters. He found his dad first drinking brown liquor in the backyard

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