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November 2014

Photo Story #85

written by Leslie

She didn’t have high hopes. She never did anymore. But still, when he entered the dimly lit bar and she saw his small frame and much older appearance, she couldn’t…

November 20, 2014 0 comment

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Photo Story #84

written by Leslie

A guy hears a knock at the door. He opens the door and sees a snail on the porch. He picks it up and throws it as far as possible. …

November 19, 2014 0 comment

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Photo Story #83

written by Leslie

It had been twenty years since she left. She looked out at the buildings, those like any other city’s downtown. But she saw trips to the stadium and block parties…

November 18, 2014 0 comment

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Photo Story #82

written by Leslie

We just went for a few beers. The game was on, and we all needed to get out. But one thing led to another, and suddenly we were ten beers…

November 14, 2014 0 comment

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Photo Story #81

written by Leslie

“Pasta again?” he complained. While he grumbled through the meal, I sat to his right, twirling the endless noodles around and around on my fork and wondering what it would…

November 13, 2014 0 comment

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Photo Story #80

written by Leslie

Twenty years ago they made the pact. If neither found their true love, they’d meet at the garden bench. It was no cliché to them. This is where they’d met,…

November 12, 2014 0 comment

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Photo Story #79

written by Leslie

Somewhere they board a plane at sunset. Off to a desert land that reads more like a horror novel than a vacation brochure. They’ll face enemies—those faces outside and that…

November 11, 2014 0 comment

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Photo Story #78

written by Leslie

The unusual November heat led her to the beach. With a single toe, she drew a heart in the wet sand. The autumn tide would soon wash it away, but…

November 7, 2014 0 comment

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Photo Story #77

written by Leslie

Facing the altar, she looked up at a perfectly round stained-glass window. Kaleidoscope. Her heart tumbled backward in time. Like her tiny hand many years ago, her mind turned that…

November 6, 2014 0 comment

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Photo Story #76

written by Leslie

I took the boat out yesterday. I caught a couple fish. Later I walked down to the market for the vegetables. The stray black cat was still lurking on the…

November 5, 2014 0 comment

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Photo Story #75

written by Leslie

Dorothy sure was lucky, having that magical yellow brick road. All I have is the rocky town road with its unending double yellow line telling me not to turn and…

November 4, 2014 0 comment

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Photo Story #74

written by Leslie

The email arrived unexpectedly. Waves of nausea rumbled inside her. She tried sleeping it off. And emotionally eating it up. Even running away from it. But nothing restores order better…

November 3, 2014 0 comment