They sat alone in the back of the sweltering Chevy, their plump pink thighs stuck to the seat. Suzie glared at her brother's hand crossing the sacred middle line, slithering forward like a snake
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Rob and I were down the pub, drinking Guinness. There was a woman in there with a face like a fox. The whiteness of it, along with the red hair, only strengthened the impression. She shot out
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"You don't have enough points, sir." "Yes, that's true, but I'll pay the difference," the old man said to the operator. "That's not how the credit card plan works anymore," she explained. "The rules
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If he's being honest, he wishes he was at home with a Bourbon and a good book. He's never been one for pageantry. But the party is to honor him. The other retiring faculty members too, of course. But
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"Mrs. Crump?" The man frowning at Madge through the screen door had stolen a letter from the mailbox earlier in the week, so he knew the surname. "Yes," Madge replied. "I'm Harold Bates from the
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Working toward sainthood this summer solved some of my problems. For one, my daily-Mass-going mother got off my back about getting a job and moving out permanently. Plus, it gave her something to brag
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Sarah bounced as the SUV hit another rough patch on the dirt road into Silver City. "Just look at this place!" her dad exclaimed, taking photos of one rundown building after another. "You wanted
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Some Bright Spark tells Crazy James the dog will make his fortune. Says the mutt can smell buried treasure like a pig snuffling out truffles. Of course, James doesn't know the first thing about
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Theofina's class had won a contest. The contest was for a special trip. They were going to go back to the time of the dinosaurs! Theo was happy, excited, and worried. She wanted to be brave, but
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I watched one of those old movies the other day—you know, from when nobody wore masks. It was a little disturbing to see all those naked mouths, and sometimes it was tricky to tell what was going on
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