The Forged Letter
Danny Ruane laid the doctor letter on the blotter of his desk and turned it so I could read it, with a pencil in his hand like a teacher. “Mrs. …
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The Engagement Dinner
The retired state trooper broke the seal of the white envelope with his thumb, and read the letterhead aloud. “Office of the Attorney General of Nebraska. Consumer Protection Division.” The …
The Engagement Dinner Read MoreThe Tuesday Crossword
The old man in Room 114 held the photograph in both of his shaking hands, and his thumb moved across the face of the baby. “That is your brother Curtis,” …
The Tuesday Crossword Read MoreThe Founders Pin
Kaylee pushed through the glass doors and stood on the sidewalk in the October wind, tilting her head back at the great brass letters above the entrance. I could see …
The Founders Pin Read MoreThe Pot Roast Sunday
Pastor Glenn stood in my front hall with his hat in his hand, the woman in the blue blazer beside him, and the man from Indianapolis stepping in last. His …
The Pot Roast Sunday Read MoreThe Cedar Box Tag
The big man in the Stetson held the white envelope under the fluorescent lights of the VFW hall and read the return address twice. It said Cimarron Pump Group, Houston, …
The Cedar Box Tag Read MoreThe Mission Pin
Kyle led the whole tour group across the polished floor of the museum, past the moon rock and the model capsule, to the tall glass wall at the back of …
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Duncan strode across the paddock to the bronze statue by the winners circle, the one he had walked past every morning on his rounds, a lifesize horse with a tiny …
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Ms. Prentice stood in the doorway of the auditorium with the clipboard hanging from one hand and her mouth slightly open. Above the double doors, in tall brass letters that …
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Chase walked down the long slope from the porch of the clubhouse, across the clipped grass, to the little bronze plaque set into a boulder beside the first tee. The …
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