The Circle Text
“Money,” Madison finished, and she let the duffel bag slide from her shoulder to the floor of my porch. “My tuition money, Grandma. The fourteen thousand six hundred dollars you …
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The Welded Box
Recognize at first, anyway. A little girl of five or six, in a yellow sundress, squinting into the sun with a missing front tooth and a popsicle melting down her …
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“Fathers,” Mom finished, and her hand closed on the edge of the table. “Your uncle Lyle. His brand on the door of that white pickup, the Rocking H. I would …
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“Left,” I read, in the familiar slant of my husband, and I put the page down on the kitchen table and covered my mouth. Malik, standing in the doorway of …
The Coat Rack Post Read MoreThe Garage Camera
“Slipper,” the officer finished, and he paused the video on his own tiny screen and turned it toward Brenda. “A woman purple slipper. Fuzzy. With a little gold bow on …
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“Jewelry,” Dale finished, and his voice carried through that barn without a microphone. “A pawn shop receipt, Sheila, for the locket and four other pieces of the jewelry of my …
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“Brother,” Marjorie finished, and she took my hands in hers on the porch. “Raymond Dunn. Her father was your brother, Bonnie.” The wind chimes rang once and went still. I …
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“Like,” Dad said, finishing the word with a small dry smile, “when I see one. I have delivered a thousand of them, Ronnie. I put them in the mailboxes of …
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“Church,” I read, in the fine hand of my husband, and I had to stop and put my fingers over my mouth. “The one you thought you lost at church …
The Cork Board Read MoreThe Open Back Door
“House,” Ron finished, his voice cracking. “Pam, why do you have a key to our house?” For a moment, nobody in that hospital corridor moved. On the little screen of …
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