The Wife Who Waved Until She Thought I Couldn't See
From the last car of the troop train I watched my wife wave until she thought I couldn't see her anymore. Then she turne...
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Roomette Four Still Said Rooney
Four minutes to the bell, and the attendant had my arm while my dead father's name sat on the door. I had a stamped transfer, a folded ticket jacket and a cracked flip phone that would not turn on. A woman in a camel coat sipped her tea in the room my father chose, and never once looked at me. The attendant called it a records error. The conductor reached for his radio. I kept my voice low, because a raised voice gets written down. Somebody in that corridor knew exactly who had typed the release.
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Chapters
- 01 Four Minutes To The Bell 450 words
- 02 The Lanyard She Tucked Away 450 words
- 03 No Train To Cheyenne 429 words
- 04 The Radio On His Belt 403 words
- 05 The Coach Voucher 428 words
- 06 A Pass With No Seat 400 words
- 07 The Cable From Room Five 496 words
- 08 Reply One 440 words
- 09 Dad's Yard Book 423 words
- 10 Roomette Four, Window Side 509 words
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