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The events on Oro Hill by PursuitIndustries, literature

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The events on Oro Hill

There were a few years in a row when the power went out the night before Thanksgiving, and one event stands out in my mind more than others. I sat alone in my room at a chair under the window, comfortably reading a book while my older brother and his friend were playing games and my cousins from Texas visited with my parents in the kitchen on the other side of the family room. I was only moderately aware of the sound of foot steps softly treading the carpet outside of my room. They stopped at my door and I could feel them look at m

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The Old Man by SgtPossum, literature

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The Old Man

The old man's wife passed away a few days ago. He wouldn't like me writing it that way—a fan of George Carlin, the thought of 'soft words' tended to make him cringe; he would have preferred 'died' or 'shuffled off her mortal coil.' He said that second one plenty. Every few years now one of his friends shuffles off their mortal coil, and he always says it that way when he finds their name in the obituary. 'I guess Mavis shuffled off her mortal coil. A shame. She had the most wonderful rack as a young woman. Would've married her if I hadn't met Julia.' The old man wasn't exactly politically correct. Come to think of it, he was a bit of