The Second Guest
“He said, ‘It is for my father. I want to bring my father.” Beverly, the secretary, was crying so hard that she had to stop and take a breath. “Mrs. …
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The Reserved Chair
“He got a call at the bar, and he looked at me and said, ‘That boy is going to do the exact thing I could not do, and I am …
The Reserved Chair Read MoreThe Cherry Limeade
“He said, ‘I cannot sit in that hall and hear her play. Not that piece. Not the way my mother played it.” Mallory stood in the church parking lot with …
The Cherry Limeade Read MoreThe Parade Rest
“I heard him on the phone in the garage telling someone, ‘If that kid graduates, I am wrong about everything.” I read the sentence three times on my laptop at …
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“A woman got out of his truck and said, ‘Gene, either you go in there, or I drive you to the place right now, and you do not get a …
The Closed Doors Read MoreThe Eagle Medal
“He said, ‘If I walk into that church, I have to look Renee in the eye and tell her what happened to the money.” Mr. Haskins turned his hat around …
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“An oncology nurse,” Tricia said, and her voice broke on the word. “Her name is Pam, from the cancer center at Saint Francis. The messages go back three weeks. Biopsy …
The Empty Second Row Read MoreThe Saddlebag Contract
I took the brown envelope from the table and slid the contract out and set it down in front of Kristi, next to the cinnamon rolls. The cover was heavy …
The Saddlebag Contract Read MoreThe Red Envelope
I opened the red envelope in my lap, and I took out the contract and the printout and laid them side by side on the kitchen table next to the …
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I opened the gray envelope and took out the contract and set it on the kitchen table. Carol reached for it first. She is fifty four and tired, with her …
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