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Hell Can Wait, Part I

Posted: January 30, 2011 in Fiction, Magical Realism
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Hell Can Wait As she stepped up onto the ledge she did a final mental inventory: room picked-up, check; Mom off to work, check; Nowhere-man Dad, um, still in-his-own-space, double-check; dog fed, walked, and secured in apartment, check; key hidden in our ‘special spot’, check; note for Mark on door, check. How in the world [...]

Dear Reader: I perfectly understand your lack of trust in me. At least I can admit making one of the biggest mistakes of my life, even if I’m the only one who ever reads it, and in print: when the economic & political dominoes finally fell I was one of millions that didn’t technically “give-up” [...]