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Mismatched Socks

October 22, 2020 13 Comments

By Peggy Gerber

The smell of coffee wafted through the air as the office gossips drank their morning brew. The topic of today’s discussion was Weird Steve and his mismatched socks.

Janice inquired, “Has anyone ever asked him about it?”

Just then Steve strolled by sporting one blue polka-dotted sock and one solid brown one. Janice called out, “Steve, why don’t your socks match?”

Steve replied, “For years, Mom folded my socks and handed them to me warm from the dryer. She died last year, and this is one way I honor her memory.”

“That’s really sweet,” said Janice and invited Steve to dinner.

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  1. Don Tassone says

    October 22, 2020 at 7:10 am

    Sweet story.

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  2. David says

    October 22, 2020 at 9:34 am

    Good story

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  3. DiAna Smith-Brown says

    October 22, 2020 at 9:49 am

    Beautifully written. A unique way of illustrating an honoring of a loved one.

    Reply
  4. Jessalyn says

    October 22, 2020 at 10:35 am

    This is such a heartfelt short story. So much emotion in just 101 words

    Reply
  5. Derek McMillan says

    October 22, 2020 at 10:36 am

    I enjoyed reading this.

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  6. Jinna says

    October 22, 2020 at 10:56 am

    Really touching. Thank you.

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  7. Rebecca Garnett says

    October 22, 2020 at 2:46 pm

    A wonderful story!

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  8. Rebecca Garnett says

    October 22, 2020 at 2:46 pm

    Wonderful story!

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  9. Peggy Gerber says

    October 22, 2020 at 6:22 pm

    Thank you all for the lovely comments.

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  10. Marie Johnson-Ladson says

    October 22, 2020 at 6:27 pm

    Heart warming story!

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  11. Caryn R Diuguid says

    October 23, 2020 at 10:53 am

    Short, sweet and loving!

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  12. rena says

    October 23, 2020 at 1:27 pm

    nice!

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  13. Eunice Pruitt says

    October 24, 2020 at 12:30 pm

    Nice story. It reminds us to try to understand the person who is weird or different.

    Reply

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