Stories tagged with "retirement"
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The Ivory and the Ebony: Abrupt Retirement

I had just turned 15, and beginning to learn a movement of a Beethoven concerto, & my mom had turned on the radio in the kitc…
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Life: It's in the Parenthesis [Ficlet CL Challenge]

I decided to go for an evening stroll (as is my occasional want). I walked about three blocks (which doesn’t take as long as …
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Acreage (II)

The stark white backings of the photographs reflected the overhead light like a camera flash, bright and blinding. Turning aw…
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Acreage

“Not just a farm – a working farm – with chickens, cows, and crops to harvest,” the woman told her husband. She cradled the b…
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Visions of Greatness Prior to the Last Word

Ed took early retirement at age 49 without formulating any plan as to what he would do next. So while his wife continued to w…
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The Witch's Retirement

Like fine wines, witches only improve with age. This particular witch sat in her armchair, enjoying the sounds of the forest …
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Retirement
It was his last day at work. The new decree from the palace was announced today. He, the ultimate executioner of the Kingdom,...