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The Dead Don’t Pay

By David Bassano, Juan patiently listened to the doctor explain the next procedure Catalina required but did not ask about the deductible. The doctor then reviewed the various medications Juan and Catalina were taking and why and how he was changing them. Juan thanked the doctor very politely and helped

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The Dead Don’t Pay

By David Bassano, Juan patiently listened to the doctor explain the next procedure Catalina required but did not ask about the deductible. The doctor then reviewed the various medications Juan and Catalina were taking and why and how he was changing them. Juan thanked the doctor very politely and helped

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Butch

Butch

By Thomas Penn Johnson, Douglas Park was just at the bottom of The Big Hill at the West end of the block where Butch lived,

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Final Draft

By Sarah Edmonds   5 minutes to -30- This is a love story. It’s important to remember that. 24 hours to -30- I had trouble

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Altiplano

By David Bassano, That last summer in Mexico I was in the altiplano, or high plains, where the peyote grows. There were little villages of

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Ticktock

Tick Tock

By Leah Eichler My five-year old granddaughter came up with the name. Once she heard me whispering about the “titkos,” meaning secret in Hungarian.  To

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Plastic Breath

By Alfredo Salvatore Arcilesi, After seven days of intolerable confinement, Izzy decided that this foggy afternoon was the right time to free herself. And, if

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The gift of listening

The Gift of Listening

By Rose Margaret Deniz, While Rona slept, an earthquake rattled a tiny distant shore on the Sea of Marmara 5,128 miles away from her pre-fab

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