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They Were on the Corner

They Were on the Corner

He had it all figured out. He’d make a sign, a real convincing one, maybe even misspell “homeless”, that’d be good. Then, after dressing as poorly as he could find in his closet, he’d drive out to the local Walmart, hide his car in the back, then stand, sign in hand,...
Sunday Morning

Sunday Morning

2 AM exactly… A young man on an emergency stretcher is wheeled into the trauma unit of a large suburban hospital fighting for his life. The arms and legs of the Paramedics and EMT’s blur over this man, forcing him to breathe, suctioning the blood, holding him down as...
Granma’s Texts

Granma’s Texts

Randall appeared to be a stern man. He was born a large baby and grew to be an even larger man, which served him well in his duties at the factory. Randall did his job, no more, no less and was dependable in every sense of the word. Now, people in the factory accepted...
Shoeboxes

Shoeboxes

I remember being young and wanting to nurse a wounded animal back to health. That sense of helping, that urge to assist a creature in desperate need, well, that feeling filled my youthful heart and spurned me into action. With shoe box in hand and love in my heart, I...
A Mama’s Love

A Mama’s Love

She whispered into the morning sunlight as she gently placed the yellow feather on the makeshift alter. A cool February breeze softly whispered a soothing reminder of reassurance and love. Then, borne up from the memories of yesterday, she softly felt the moment of...
Turtles

Turtles

I just learned this. Turtles live their whole lives in a one mile radius. No more. If they are moved from that area, the turtles will spend the rest of their lives trying to get back to it. Now, aside from realizing that I had obviously pissed off a lot of turtles in...