Would you?_The End of the Day_"Words"_The Old Wooden Valentine
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Would you?
Cora stared out the window at the April rain filtering through the leaves of dozens of trees in the woods. She and Max drove in silence to the old estate, rain pouring onto their windshield. Max pulled up to the front door under the portico, turned to Cora and said, “you go in, I'll park the car.” Tenderly, he reached out and ran a hand through her graying hair and rested it against her face. “I don't know what I would do without you.” Cora iwww.onedoor.ccnhaled sharply and grabbed his hand. After giving him an affectionate squeeze, she was gone.Cora entered the large foyer, complete with a black and white...
The End of the Day
All of her life Mrs. Fletcher had an almost pathological fear of missing the train to work. She had worked in the same office doing the same thing for over 20 years. She could not be late today of all days, her final day. Each day before work she would wake up four hours early and get out of bed and summon the butler, Charles, who would in turn summon the cook, Julie, who would rush into the kitchen to cook Mrs. Fletcher’s breakfast. Each morning was the same breakfast. Julie would cook two eggs over easy, cut up exactly two and a half bananas lengthwise, toast two pieces of sourdough bread ...
"Words"
Words Lucinda Heck SloanShe stood for what seemed hours before the mirror without doing a thing. She opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out. All she could see what the uvula at the back of her mouth. She thought hers was too big and immediately closed her mouth. Trying some vocal warmups that she had learned in a theatre class, she hummed, buzzed, and did some tongue twisters. She took deep breaths as she raised her hands above her head and exhaled slowly as she lowered them. These did help her relax, but the tension in her shoulders was like a vise. She did some stretching ex...
The Old Wooden Valentine
My story begins with an old wooden heart shaped valentine box that was a sign of love to an entire family. It started when my dad explained the story of Valentine’s Day which happened many years ago when Saint Valentine signed a letter with the words Be My Valentine. He told my mom and me that Valentine Day comes every February 14th. It is a day to celebrate love. Cards, flowers or gifts show their love to another person. He was giving us a surprise gift.I was a cute four year old girl when my dad came home from work holding two packages. He gave me a big kiss and handed me the smaller package...