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All Quiet on the Homefront

For the breakup nonet challenge

By Andrew C McDonaldPublished about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read
All Quiet on the Homefront
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Rain, thunder, scudding wind..., hurry home

Drop umbrella, tear off raincoat

"Michelle?! Honey? You still here?"

Please God let her be here

Quiet on homefront

Deathly silent

She lies.. limp

Wrists red

Why?

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I did a follow up to this one you can check here:

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About the Creator

Andrew C McDonald

Andrew McDonald was a 911 dispatcher for 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.

https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Keys-Andrew-C-McDonald-ebook/dp/B07VM843XL?ref_=ast_author_dp

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  • Grz Colmabout a year ago

    Love the narrative twist on the challenge man!

  • Omgggg, that hit so hard and it's sooo devastating! Was not expecting that at all!

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