The New Lock In The Basement
I cut the new padlock with my bolt cutters and swung the locker door, and I set the cutters down on the concrete real slow, because a brand-new lock in …
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The Paragraph Under The Old Note
I read the paragraph somebody had added under the old owners note, and I set the keys down on the counter real slow, because a fridge humming in a repo …
The Paragraph Under The Old Note Read MoreThe Date Under Their Names
I turned the photo over to read the names, and I set it on the dash real slow, because the date written under them was that very days date, sixty …
The Date Under Their Names Read MoreUnder The Toolbox Base
I unbolted the toolbox base and lifted it, and set into a cut in the bed floor, double-wrapped and taped, was something set there not long ago, and I set …
Under The Toolbox Base Read MoreThe Folded Flag Behind The Seat
My son needled Marcus again this Christmas, and Marcus stood and turned toward the door the way he always did. Then he stopped. He did not step out into the …
The Folded Flag Behind The Seat Read MoreSix Words At The Anniversary
My brother-in-law was in the middle of explaining the economy to Hal, a man who keeps an entire citys buses running, when Hal rose from his chair at my parents …
Six Words At The Anniversary Read MoreOutworked All Of Them
My uncle went at my father again this Sunday, the cracks about chasing cows for a living, and Dad reached for the plates the way he always did. Then he …
Outworked All Of Them Read MoreThe Buildings They Park Under
My cousin was mid-joke about tying wire for a living, and Vince rose from his seat at that cookout, and I braced for him to walk to the truck the …
The Buildings They Park Under Read MoreBehind The Parts Trays
I cut the tie and opened that cabinet, and behind the parts trays, set in within the last little while, was a thing that did not belong in any mechanics …
Behind The Parts Trays Read MoreWhoever Sews On My Machine Next
I unfolded the cloth to see what she had left, and I set the note down real slow, because after reading a dead seamstresss whole letter, I did not expect …
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