The Coffee Lid
The deputy waited for my answer, his flashlight lowered, his breath making small clouds in the cold. “Crystal Dale,” I repeated. I turned the name over in my mind, and …
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The Sticky Buns
The ballroom was so quiet that I could hear the ice settle in the water glasses. Captain Raymond Delacroix, in dress whites with a rack of ribbons on his chest, …
The Sticky Buns Read MoreThe Pickle Crock
The man in the gray suit took a small device from his briefcase, set it on the hall table, and pressed play. For a moment there was only a hiss …
The Pickle Crock Read MoreThe Propane Hose
Hollis stepped aside, and I saw her at last, standing in the gravel of the dooryard in her work boots and a faded denim jacket, her arms wrapped around her …
The Propane Hose Read MoreThe Seasoning Can
I signed for the letter with a hand that did not shake, standing in the laundry room doorway with a plate of rice dressing growing cold in my other hand. …
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Kelsey read the first line aloud, because she could not help herself, and her voice climbed as she went. “Notice of withdrawal of petition for guardianship, and notice of lien.” …
The Napkin Patent Read MoreThe Barn Door Wall
I put the flashlight into the hole and I set the screw gun down real slow, because what the beam found was not what I was afraid of. It was …
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I set my drill down real slow, because the beam of my light fell on something I had not expected to find. Not cash, not jewelry, not bones, thank the …
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I set the grinder down real slow, because what sat in that hollow made me want my hands empty. It was a steel box about the size of a loaf …
The Railing Post Read MoreThe Closet Package
The package sat on the doormat of the apartment of my sister in law for two days before she opened it. I know, because my husband had paid for the …
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