There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book. ~ Marcel Proust

[Reading Time: 2 - 4 minutes] Today would mark one week since Joe started coming to the church on 4th Street in the middle of the day. One week since his unceremonious termination at an impromptu lunch. Almost 25 years of service, countless weekends and canceled vacations; not so much as a thank you. Quite [...]

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§106 · March 16, 2010 · 1000wordsmeme.com, Short Story · 6 comments · Tags: ,


[Reading Time: 2 - 3 minutes] Santa is coming!  Santa is coming!  Those are the cries heard throughout the house.  Everybody rushes to the windows.  The kids, six in all and ranging in age from 6 to 12 years, run into the room to catch a glimpse of Old Saint Nick.  My mom points and [...]

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[Reading Time: 2 - 3 minutes] It starts off normal enough.  You wake up; brush your teeth.  Then you comb your hair and pack your lunch.  Maybe you eat breakfast or grab a cup a coffee before running out the door.  Must beat the traffic, right?  Oh, that is right.  You live the rural life [...]

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§16 · February 16, 2009 · 1000wordsmeme.com, Short Story · 3 comments · Tags: ,