Maribel

Maribel by Gail Holmes I remember the time only to well: it was two days after my birthday, a Sunday morning; on Sundays we never dressed before breakfast just walked around in our night gowns,[…]

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Curious kid

Once, a curious 5-year-old heard her parents arguing. She eavesdropped as they called each other names like bitch and bastard. She interrupted and asked them what a bitch is and what a bastard is. Her[…]

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Dalias dream

Dalia’s Dream Another hot dry desert day. Not a cloud in the azure blue sky….. Dalia dropped to her bed… exhausted from the heat… and felt the coolness of the air conditioner pour over her…[…]

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Attention

I plunked down next to you on the couch as you played another one of your video games. I grabbed the game case off the table and glanced at the cover. “Seriously, this is like[…]

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