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Issue 5 – Fiction

Fiction

Bright Blessed Day, Dark Sacred Night

To my dismay, I found I had high blood pressure shortly after I retired as an elementary school principal at the age of sixty-three.

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The Bundle

A sharp pitch pulled me from my sleep. I sat erect and turned to the small crib nestled beneath the window beside me.

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Speaking to George

Grace noticed the girl’s fingers first, stubby with chewed nails that looked sore.

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Lovely Linda

I often wonder about what happened to old friends or acquaintances. What was their story?

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