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Garden by Kathryn Yelinek
I stepped into the little finger of woodland towards the bench that I called mine. Few tourists came to this
corner of the papal gardens where the trees blunted the white-hot sun and incessant Mistral wind... Mixed Marriage by Marian Kensler
The job began like most of my others do; with one of the pages coming into the
telephone cubicle, which sits few yards back from the library circulation desk, and
saying that they needed a Russian speaker up front... Canis Lupus by Michael S. Smith
Five a.m., alone, out on Crooked Lake, camped on a small island a quarter mile from the Canadian border and three days travel from the nearest town. An unusual sound awoke me, but as I lie in my tent, all I hear is gentle whistling of the wind in the red pines above, a sound I have heard thousands of times before... Old Bones by E. J. McGill
Everyone knows, the older you are, the slower bones mend. Yet there I was, old bones and all, skiing with my son who'd just turned sixteen and gotten his driver's license the week before... What's Wrong with Me? by Wayne Scheer
"What's wrong with me, Doc?" I ask, sprawled out on the couch, one leg
dangling to the floor. The dark, oak-paneled room filled with books and magazines
is quiet, except for the hum of the fan overhead... My Life Used to Be by Bill Sander
The destination of my journey was heaven and the current landscape mattered not. Now my life is a ride. Rides are destination-free. Round and round amusement. Round and round anyway... The Silence Behind My Words by Swapna Kishore
We chat lightly over coffee, my friend and I. She updates me on common friends. I ask questions and share newsy tidbits. At times, the conversation slips into more serious spheres and she complains of the problems that she faces juggling work and home... The Midst of Sobriety by Joanna Hooste
There is a point when you are no longer drunk, you are saturated. In February 2002, Logan, Utah, a small, college town near the border of Idaho, had record-breaking low temperatures after a record-breaking snowstorm...
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