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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The Raise I Got for Closing My Own Bedroom Door
My flight got canceled and I came home early.
My boss was in my bed.
My wife pulled the sheet up and couldn't look at me.
He reached over to my nightstand, took one of my cigarettes and lit it.
"Close the door, kid."
I closed it.
I stood in my own hallway with my suitcase in my hand.
On Monday morning he gave me a raise.
I was twenty-seven, my wife was twenty-six, and he was thirty-four and owned every line I'd ever written.
It took me thirteen months to answer him.
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