Posts Tagged ‘lost loved one

The Missing Drummer

              A pinch of mint and a whiff of baked ginger lingered in the room.   Hanging in the doorway was mistletoe, ready to lure holiday lovers into its spell.   The fat pine, still sticky with sap, seemed straighter at the tree lot.   The lower branches vibrated with frantic activity.    The Christmas Season always seemed to [...]

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The Dragging

An empty canoe bobbed gently in the muddy current.  Someone tied it to the bridge.  Fire fighters and other volunteers scrambled frantically along each riverbank searching for its last occupant . . . Todd Bierman.  No one saw him fall in.  The overturned canoe and a bright orange life jacket were found floating nearby. His [...]

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