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LESSON LEARNED

“You’re nothing but a thief, a leach living off people’s dreams,” someone yelled. Jay froze, hand inches from banging on Mr. Smith’s front door. He’d been thinking those same words as he slogged down the snow-covered driveway. So excited that … Continue reading

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BLOOD MONEY

I backed deeper into dad’s half-collapsed toolshed and prayed Augie would stop counting long enough to turn around. My body screamed for oxygen, but my asthmatic lungs refused to comply. The man stepped with me, keeping the pistol inches from … Continue reading

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