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Thrift

August 1, 2022 6 Comments

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The moon hung in the sky over the old Victorian house. Candlelight lit the windows, and, at first, Emily thought she was at the wrong place. Then the door opened, and a tall, skinny man in purple robes walked out.

“Welcome,” the man said, spreading his arms wide before walking back into the house. Emily followed.

Inside were racks filled with used clothes. The man smiled and ran his long, narrow fingers over one before donning an old college sweatshirt. His eyes widened.

“Here,” he said, “you can become anyone,” and his voice was suddenly that of a young woman’s.

By Ben Lockwood

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  1. Cathy Cade says

    August 1, 2022 at 7:28 am

    I like that idea…

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  2. Liz says

    August 2, 2022 at 12:16 am

    Creepy….well done.

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  3. Yogita says

    August 3, 2022 at 8:01 am

    ?? Emoji can describe better than words..loved it ?

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  4. Yogita says

    August 3, 2022 at 8:03 am

    The first 2 question marks in my comment were actually emojis..when I posted, they look like ?? LOL They actually meant that I loved the story

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  5. Michael Peach says

    August 3, 2022 at 10:01 am

    This is good stuff.

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  6. Paulene says

    August 6, 2022 at 12:12 pm

    Wow. Lots can happen from this. Good opening for a bevel?

    Reply

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