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Breath

by Carol Casey The August sun has almost spun the straw  to gold in the large stack behind the barn.  We take turns sliding down its side, whooping  in the earthy smell, the scratchy stalks tickling.  Not sure why I go down backward, push off  so hard. I land with a thump on almost…

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Posts Tagged Goldfish

Goldfish God

Goldfish God is the second-place winner in SNHU’s 2015 Fall Fiction Short Story Competition. by Michele Meehan “The goldfish is dead.” “What? Are you kidding me?” I asked gripping the phone tightly. “I went to feed it today and it was belly up,” my mother replied. “What do you want me…

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