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Train Songs

February 23, 2016

Train Songs
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Every morning I wake to the sound of the trains. They are my companions, but it’s strange how I’d never noticed them before. After so many days alone in this room I now know the schedule by heart, and there is no need for an alarm because the whistles are more accurate than any clock. Lying alone I prepare to fight yet another hangover while the smell of stale booze surrounds me. I debate opening my eyes to the filthy room as I hear the latest train fading into the distance, sounding exactly as it did on the day she left.

— Craig Gist

Filed Under: All Stories, Featured Stories, Writing Contest - Issue 13

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  1. ssullman says

    February 23, 2016 at 9:30 am

    Unexpected, punched in the gut ending

    • craig211 says

      February 23, 2016 at 5:24 pm

      Thank you for reading

  2. Andrea Ferguson says

    February 23, 2016 at 10:12 am

    You sure have a way to capture your audience!

    • craig211 says

      February 23, 2016 at 5:27 pm

      Thank you.

  3. majokmindfuleating says

    February 23, 2016 at 10:23 am

    I can hear the trains

    • craig211 says

      February 23, 2016 at 5:26 pm

      Thank you.

  4. Jo Patterson says

    February 23, 2016 at 11:17 am

    Sad but very good!!

    • craig211 says

      February 23, 2016 at 5:29 pm

      Thank you.

  5. Tony Press says

    February 23, 2016 at 11:45 am

    There’s something about a train. Good one.

    • craig211 says

      February 23, 2016 at 5:26 pm

      Thank you for reading.

  6. Rich M says

    February 23, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    Read many of your stories. Lived a few. You paint a great picture with words

    • craig211 says

      February 23, 2016 at 5:25 pm

      Thank you for reading.

  7. Kylee says

    February 23, 2016 at 4:20 pm

    Always love reading your work.

    • craig211 says

      February 23, 2016 at 5:59 pm

      Thank you.

  8. Bobby Warner says

    February 23, 2016 at 4:41 pm

    A nice, gritty tale of a lost love–and a lost life. LIKED IT!

    • craig211 says

      February 23, 2016 at 5:25 pm

      Thank you for reading.

  9. Mom and Dad says

    February 24, 2016 at 3:20 am

    Keep doing what comes natural.chasrg

  10. ReaderInFortPierce says

    February 24, 2016 at 4:42 am

    So much is said in such few words, painting a clear woeful picture.

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