…He’d been working in Nashville when he met Megan, who was a native of the area. They’d fallen in love quickly and were soon inseparable. When he asked her to marry him…
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Joanne was excited. She had just closed on her first home, a third-floor condo unit in Pt. Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. It was sooner than expected, but an argument with her boss changed her plans. She had worked for…
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Sue Scarpello, a widow, living in a small two-bedroom apartment in Newark, with her two sons, Larry, Jr. and Louis, was feeling generous. Money was always tight. Her husband had had a promising career as an expert machinist, but he was…
Read More…On the day before Thanksgiving, he was already feeling lonely; he knew he would spend the holiday alone. He spent most days alone. He had no family and not many friends. Sitting in his freezer was…
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Sitting across from each other in the waiting area of the division of motor vehicles, she smiled first. He returned the smile, but looked away, not sure what her smile meant. Long brown hair, hazel eyes, pretty. He was wearing a black T-shirt with the words…
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“I saw where we were voted the most unfriendly city in the world. Can you believe that man?”
“Where’d you see that, Darius? Who says we’re unfriendly?”
“Saw it in some magazine in the library. Something called Conde Nast Traveler, a supposedly...
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