The fringes

Frank Cotter pressed the button on his intercom and said, "Send in the next applicant, Miss Brooks," and as an after thought mumbled, "an let's for christ's sake hope she's a good one!!!" While he[…]

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Best laid plans

When I awoke this particular Saturday morning, I felt it was to be something special. The day was to be warm and sunny until the afternoon, the kids were off with their grandmother for the[…]

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Shakie shakie!

An elderly woman moves into a nursing home. Her daughter helps her unpack and get settled in. After a few days, the woman notices a male resident who sits out on the porch every day,[…]

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The other half of me

THE OTHER HALF OF ME Prologue: Then The labour had been long and difficult. The exhausted nineteen year old young woman lay on her back, sucking in large gasps of breath as she recovered from[…]

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