Tag: short story
member name: Pamela G.
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September 06, 2006 09:55 PM EDT --
My mother and I never really got along. I never seemed to be the daughter she wanted. I guess, if I'm going to be totally honest, I have to confess, I sometimes went out of my way to do the exact opposite . . . more
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October 14, 2006 09:50 PM EDT --
I couldn't believe my ears. Kyle Laing, the man I was almost engaged to, was issuing me a challenge. If I could bring in a huge new account, he would consider making me an equal partner in . . . more
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September 06, 2006 09:58 PM EDT --
Before she left I made Liz promise to thank everyone for the flowers. "Especially Vic," I said, feeling my cheeks grow warm again.
"Maybe I can even get him to stop by for a visit." . . . more
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September 06, 2006 10:02 PM EDT --
I got up from my seat and quickly went to the kitchen. I had to get away. The things going through my mind were too unsettling.
"What's wrong, Kiddo?" Liz said from behind me. "You . . . more
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September 11, 2006 08:55 PM EDT --
This is one of my older stories, but I thought I'd share it with you anyway. Hope you like it.
The day Mark asked me to marry him I was so shocked I found myself stammering like a teenager. . . . more
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October 14, 2006 09:58 PM EDT --
And the mystery continued. A mystery that occupied my mind more than my reason for coming to this rural community. So much so when Duie got home later that day I didn't even ask him if he'd spoken . . . more
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August 23, 2006 09:32 AM EDT --
I don't know when I started to suspect something was going on. Definitely, after I awoke one night and heard my husband sighing another woman's name. And unlike his usual mouth wide open snore, . . . more
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December 04, 2006 07:51 PM EST --
I'll never forget that day my baby boy had his first professional photographs taken. You know the ones where you take your tiny bundle to the local department store with the full intention of only . . . more
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August 28, 2006 12:49 PM EDT --
I don't know how I managed to end up on the doorstep of a church. It was the last place I wanted to be. Actually, what I wanted to be was dead. Yes, I'd been contemplating my demise, giving very . . . more
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January 02, 2007 11:33 PM EST --
The Twelve Days of my Christmas
The Twelve Days of Christmas is a song most people are familiar with. It’s about the twelve days after Christmas, beginning with Christmas Day. There is religious . . . more
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September 06, 2006 10:18 PM EDT --
When my mother had a heart attack there was no decision about my flying across the country to be with her. I was an only child and since my father sounded so worried when he called to tell me what . . . more
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October 14, 2006 09:53 PM EDT --
Boy was I in for a surprise when Ashley and I drove into that supposedly sparsely populated community. It was like entering a dealership for SUVs and pick-up trucks. Or a convention where everyone had . . . more
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October 14, 2006 09:56 PM EDT --
I could see the invitation was sincere, but feared exactly what his place might be. I suddenly imagined a cabin without amenities.
"My Mama used to take in hunters 'fore my father passed away," . . . more
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September 18, 2006 04:07 PM EDT --
It was recommended I leave the ending up to all of you, so that's what I did with this one. Sorry, the beginning is long, but once I got writing I could have turned this into a novella. . . . more
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August 25, 2006 11:55 AM EDT --
I read about the call for Christmas Stories, and the challenge. I have so many stories out, in slush piles somewhere, I had to dig deep into my past writing to find something that is available. . . . more
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September 02, 2006 06:16 PM EDT --
This is a very old story of mine. I apologize for any mistakes I may have missed. It had to be scanned and cleaning it up afterward was quite a task.
I looked out over the snow-covered . . . more
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September 02, 2006 06:19 PM EDT --
Things settled into a routine after that. I saw less and less of Keenan and Missy with school, homework and the chores I had to do after dinner. Still on occasion Sister Ruth would take me down the hill . . . more
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September 02, 2006 06:21 PM EDT --
It wasn't until the next day that I knew whether he'd actually found the pie. Sister Ruth took me aside and handed me a note. It read simply 'Thank you."
"Somehow I suspect this . . . more
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September 02, 2006 06:24 PM EDT --
"No!" I heard myself shouting. "He's not worth it." I didn't want Keenan to ruin his life over someone like Michael.
Keenan stopped, not lowering the tire iron as he faced . . . more
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November 22, 2006 07:55 PM EST --
A Thanksgiving Tradition
I hadn’t planned on returning to my home town for Thanksgiving last year. I’d had too many unhappy memories from the previous year. But I couldn’t refuse . . . more
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