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August 20, 2021 12 Comments

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Curled in a fetal position, he watches her.

She smiles down at him from the open window. Her lips are full, eyes wide. She’s beautiful, but she doesn’t know it.

“Haven’t you heard?” he yells up to her, arms wide. “Europe is free! Sing it! Sing it to the trees, to the hills, to the ocean’s crest! Paint your lips red! It’s time to kiss in the streets and swing from the lamp posts!”

While he mumbles, she tucks in his blanket, checks his IV, and quietly leaves the room.

He looks up and smiles as confetti drifts onto his cheeks.

By C.A. Coffing

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  1. b. says

    August 20, 2021 at 11:09 am

    One can only hope that memories of his happy moments will continue to the end. Nice story.

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  2. nancy liddle says

    August 20, 2021 at 6:25 pm

    gut-wrenching. elegantly contained. thank you.

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  3. Erica Angelakos says

    August 20, 2021 at 8:26 pm

    So evocative. I think I may have said this about your last story. Thank you

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  4. Ike Balmer says

    August 25, 2021 at 5:45 pm

    Awesome story ma!

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  5. Racheal King says

    August 27, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    So good. As usual with your writing, I am there. Thank you.

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  6. Bob Hise says

    August 28, 2021 at 1:08 am

    Lovely story, elegantly told

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  7. Stacey says

    August 28, 2021 at 1:56 am

    This!!!!!??

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    • Stacey says

      August 28, 2021 at 1:58 am

      Dang it, I meant This!!!!????????

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      • Stacey says

        August 28, 2021 at 1:59 am

        Crap I cannot leave a heart. Disregard question marks! Lovely and incredibly thought provoking!

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  8. Leslie says

    August 28, 2021 at 1:03 pm

    Beautiful. Words that tell the whole story Brilliantly!

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  9. Joseph says

    August 28, 2021 at 6:32 pm

    Very compact, nicely done. A lot of information there in a small space. I like it.
    Have you read A Swim In A Pond In The Rain by George Saunders? If not, I think you would like it. He analyzes a number of classic short stories and shows how the writing has made them so powerful.
    Yours seems to possess a number of those components.
    So, there’s my comment in 72 words.

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  10. jan says

    August 31, 2021 at 10:58 am

    to be evocative needs few words, here is a good example of brevity the calls to one and focuses the feelings on the moment

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