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What If?, Shawn Carter
Dear Namesake, John Edwards
Ode To A Dead Sammy, Bryan Mahoney
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Love, Scott J. Grates
Eve, Joseph Souder
Lover's Lament, Monica Hopkins
The Sweater, Aubree Mcmahon
Choose, Jennifer Enright
As We Eulogize, Christopher Minsterman
The Mistake, Michael Zwetsch
The Mistake, Michael Zwetsch
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"On a snowy winter night, Max Thornton, a columnist for the New York Times, sees an old man waiting for the bus. The old man wears an agitated expression, and glances around furtively into the dark city shadows. His lips move noticeably, and Max overhears a panicked, subdued whisper."
All Those Wasted Years, Joseph Souder
Blue Moon, Erin A. Hopkins
Our Fathers, Carol Ferguson
Extra Quarters, Lisa Middendorf
Extra Quarters, Lisa Middendorf
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"It was a dark, snowy night when Jack Hamill, a reporter for the Morning Star, saw the old man waiting for the bus. The instant he spotted this man, glimpses of his past ran through him: third grade, a saved picture, his crying mother. Why did he look so familiar ? Jack thought. Oh well, give it up. It's been along day, you need rest."
The Bench Of The Dock, Scott J. Grates
A Lesson (For My Students), Bruce Sweet
Making Dinner, Jeremy Peters
Making Dinner, Jeremy Peters
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"Dong . . . Dong . . . Dong . . . Dong.
The clock in the living room tolled four. It was the middle of December and was beginning to get dark already. Margaret sat in the kitchen peeling potatoes for dinner, while Oprah dragged on about some book that she had read over the weekend in the background."
Minimum Wage Payback, John Edwards
Minimum Wage Payback, John Edwards
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"'Merry Christmas Kyle' said his parents with a laugh . . ."
Himself, Meg Kelly
In The End The Voice Of An Adult Speaks…, Mary J. Iuppa
In The End The Voice Of An Adult Speaks…, Mary J. Iuppa
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Luxuries, Linda Uebelacker
Only The Essentials, Erin A. Hopkins
Like A Woman, Sydney Andrysiak
Excepts From "The Barn", Tina Bianchi
Excepts From "The Barn", Tina Bianchi
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"We laughed, more at his incredible ability to let things roll off his back, than at the song. For a minute it was silent, though, and it seemed like we were all thinking the same thing- one of these days, Kevin is just going to explode. But the mood lightened when Jaime suggested that he take his cute little rhyme straight to Susie's class."
First Kiss, Meg Kelly
First Kiss, Meg Kelly
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"My street was so narrow only one car could move at a time, but it didn't matter too much, hardly anybody owned a c€tr. Everything was crowded on the street; the houses were smashed together with only alleyways separating them, the yards were small and never used, but every house had a big front porch. Sometimes when I was walking home at night, I'd be startled by the quick flash of light as my father, sitting in the dark, dragged on his cigarette."
Around Me, Joe D'Angelo
Sitting In A Tree, Katie Mcnamara
Overnight, Kelly Ambrose
Dreams, David Silpe