Stories
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Originally written December 2025 The Simmons family were a detached and solitary bunch and the town of Hawborne preserved the two best of them. To Maudie Simmons nothing proclaimed Home Sweet Home more than a hand-stitched quilt. On the brief, and unsubstantial, visits of Thanksgiving, Christmas and the occasional Easter, when the Simmons Dozen would…
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Went down to Tin Pan Alley See what was goin’ on Things was too hot down there Couldn’t stay very long -Stevie Ray Vaughan Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord… -Leonard Cohen Me and the Devil Was walkin’ side by side -Robert Johnson A Little Extra Twang Originally Written August 2023 That Carson…
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Originally Written April, 2024 Jim pulled the Chevy along one of the shut off pumps outside the Quick Fill and told Macy to wait in the truck, he’d be back in just a sec. He left the Chevy purring and when he opened the door the hinges gave such a startling shriek that his heart…
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Inspired by the works of Raymond Carver Originally written June 2023 Carly was explaining to Martha how the afternoon went. They were in Martha’s apartment, Carly sitting at the breakfast table nursing a cup of black coffee and Martha over the stove prepping a box of Hamburger Helper for Tom, who was set to arrive…
