The air crackled with anticipation. The ball at Netherfield was but a fortnight away. And lo and behold, the regiment had arrived! The men marched in lockstep, their chins forward, their knees high, strutting up and down the streets.
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It was probably inevitable, I surmised while waiting for my family at the restaurant. We were having lunch for the twenty-first birthday of my grandson, Dave. There are a lot of people on the planet. What do we have
Approaching the peak of his brief and beautiful bloom, Albert Meadows smiled serenely above the world. Nevertheless, nearing attainment of 120 college credits, he lost all balance of mind. In just under four years, he’d spilled sufficient sweat on
When light hits a leaf just right, it is illuminated. It is simply green until it is more. Now there’s a halo. A lick of God at its edges. Maybe it’s a spotlight. Just a leaf in its moment
Chip DePalma. If there was any man more qualified to serve as host, The Producers didn’t know one. And it wasn’t because Chip knew anything about the embalming process or the correct temperature for cold chambers or how to
I pause to let a blackbird dart by and leap into a budding hawthorn tree with its family. Two freshman girls overtake me on the winding path, talking loudly about a party tonight, starts in a few hours, should
Darren parked in the only available parking spot on the street, about two doors down from Chelsea’s house. He cracked the window and lit a joint. He knew that smoking weed in broad daylight was a precarious idea in
I’ve been placed on her wall since she was 15. I don’t recognize her anymore, the mid-size teen that once used to put on eyeliner and mascara every day is now an adult who puts on a whole face
“Did you find my keys?” It was the first thing Kalisha’s father said when she came in for dinner. She let the dog off the leash, and it hid, but she couldn’t. She braced herself, reminded herself, changed herself.
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