Courier of Misery_Garden Purse_Gerald's Dilemma_Between Now and Then
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Courier of Misery
“I’m sorry,” Sheila said with an incredulous look on her face, “what now?” This day had started just like any other day for Sheila. She woke up to a kiss from her husband, Kevin, who was getting ready to head to the office at his law firm. He had been spending quite a bit longer in his hours at the office lately, some big case she had not bothered to ask about. She had a lunch date with one of her best girlfriends at a local café. It had been some time since they had been able to catch up. This, however, had not been what she was expecting when they had finally gotten together. Carla nervously...
Garden Purse
I grew up calling her, Sizzle, at least, that’s what the neighborhood kids called her. All I knew about Sizzle was that she had an open mailbox stuffed with soggy newspapers and somehow survived in a crumbly house above a garbage heap claimed by vultures and feral cats. It was clear to me how her name rendered from Cecile to Sizzle. She was baking in filth—a gingerbread woman with two mouse turd eyes and three hairball buttons.We had just finished bagging leaves at Sizzle’s neighbor’s house and were on our way to the next. Volunteering our time to the elderly in the fall was a tradition my sis...
Gerald's Dilemma
This story contains strong language.What is that noise? Is that the smoke detector? Can’t be, I still need to replace the batteries on that thing. Oh, right, it’s the kettle. How could I forget I put the kettle on? Hibiscus tea before every shift. It's supposed to be good for the heart rate. Get it together, Gerald. Get it together.You heard what those guys said. Don’t do anything to arouse suspicion. Just act like you would during a typical shift. I’ve forgotten to lock up before. Haven’t I? I’m sure I have. I’ll forget to lock up again tonight, and it’ll be like I just made another careless ...
Between Now and Then
Ellen walked her champion Golden Retriever into a side room off the main convention center floor for a quiet place to brush Amber one more time before her next competition. “Amber” was short for the beauty’s official name of “Amber Star of Dreams”, which was on her pedigree and all her competwww.onedoor.ccition records. Her coat was thick and long, and Amber’s physical beauty was made even more entrancing by her easy-going nature and clear love of being the center of attention. In the show ring, Amber smiled and turned her head toward the judges in a most beguiling way, but never so long that she missed Ell...