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Author Archives: Lynette
The Telling
He waited until her husband was out of the room, then he threw his empty plastic cup at her head. She ducked and it clattered on the wall behind her, a few drops of beer landing on her dress. “I … Continue reading
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Sunburn Summer
The house wasn’t the same to her any more after the neighbors painted it a rather loud shade of blue. It had been a quiet shade of gray throughout her childhood years so it was rather a shock to pull … Continue reading
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Chicken Soup
“He had a well-bred face,” her mother said, stirring a pot on the stove. “Or as my mama would say, a horsey face. He would have made a handsome horse in fact. Teeth that were a bit over-sized and looked … Continue reading
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Swim
She felt for the lock in the dark locker room. She knew the combination by feel, the tumblers clicking in their familiar pattern. She dare not turn on the light in case the security guard saw. At this time … Continue reading
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Mischka and the Tree
There was something not quite right about the window. He looked at it again. What was wrong? Ah, he thought. Mischka has pushed one of the window slats out of line. He reached over his desk and pushed the slat … Continue reading
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Sea Dance
She was a stranger in a very strange land and yet everything felt so familiar, like it can in the most impossible of dreams. She wasn’t dreaming, but it felt like she was, as she moved among the different sculptures … Continue reading
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Slide
With her faded dress and worn shoes, she knew she couldn’t go to her normal haunts, like her favorite bookstore or the tea shop where they served her favorite scones. She’d dashed out of the house intending to just drop some … Continue reading
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