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I grew up in the little town known as Norwood, Virginia. It was so small the local doctor was also the undertaker, the vet, and a florist… ok, his wife was the florist, but when he wasn’t performing his other three professions, he was by her side in the town’s only flower shop, Lily of the Valley, cutting flowers and making deliveries. When Ann Margaret disappeared one Sunday afternoon in June, no one ever thought that Dr. Mandguard had…
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Damon pressed the thumb and forefinger of his right hand into the inner corners of his closed eyes, hoping to provide some relief from the pain that throbbed there. His doctor had given him a new medication to try, phito-something-no-one-could-spell, but it didn’t seem to be touching it. Any longer and he’d have to…
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The news anchor’s voice continued to crack, “A lethal virus has been released in Las Vegas. At the moment we know of four stages. The final outcome looks…”
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The water is always calm when I go out at 4 a.m. The whole world reflects back at me and it doesn’t care; unlike the average woman who looks at her reflection and always finds something to pick apart. The air seems coolest at this time and you would think it would be quiet but the birds are always up chattering away as if to say, “Where have you been, did you sleep in? We have been up working for an hour already!” I would get lost in the beauty of nature were it not for the subtle plunk of my oar hitting the water. It is during this (not so) quiet time that I am able to…
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I hate surprises. No, I really do hate surprises. The last time someone surprised me I nearly…
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Many things get the hair on the back of my neck up, but nothing more so than…
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Derrick held up his glass of wine and looked across the table at his brother Donny, then to Donny’s wife Gia. “We’re here to celebrate… “
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