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SlowParchment28

2 stories

First Times

Eleven Years Since the Orange Bottle

Found a prescription bottle with Mr. Jenkins's name on it. He knew every kid's name at the crosswalk. That morning he called mine for the first time. I never walked that way again after he retired.

by SlowParchment28 · 1mo · 2k warm reactions

Mind & Heart

What Diana Called Me

At the last booth of an all-night diner, a waitress named Diana brought a birthday candle shaped like a five. 'For your next chapter,' she said. I hadn't told her I was divorced that morning.

by SlowParchment28 · 2mo · 4.8k warm reactions