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Murphy's Law In Autumn (Part 1)

There’s a piece of sheetrock in my aunts house. That’s newer than the rest of the pieces. It hasn’t experienced the joyful times The rest of the ceiling has. I remember the days when life was normal, Before that orange extension cord came into our lives. My uncle bought it real cheap at a garage sale. He said it was a bargain! He loved that extension cord. Well, that bargain played a savage role that would plaque The rest of our natural lives in the months that followed. It was an Autumn morning, boy, how I love brisk mornings. I stay up all night just to catch the morning sun. I’ve always done this, ever since I can remember heck, I guess I always will. A call came that early morning, I felt on the inside something was wrong. It wasn’t normal for our phone to ring so early. My cousin spent that night tallying up his list of unfortunate events. I was suppose to spend the night, but I didn’t. The issues of that day, drove him to take my uncles bargain and bust the sheetrock from the ceiling.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 11/30/2009 10:12:00 AM
I love the time when day takes over night and i watch the sun going up slowly,today i had an early call,it was about my brother of twenty five years taken to hospital..but now is all better,a call in early morning means bad news to me..i can relate here,,lets go to part two ..
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Date: 10/12/2009 12:24:00 PM
Interesting narrative Raul, on to part two >> James
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Date: 10/10/2009 2:22:00 PM
My dad was a jack of all trades and I can relate to this...can't wait to read what happened...Marty
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Date: 10/10/2009 1:46:00 PM
ahhhh ha a short story..says Debbie rubbing her palms together and off to part 2...Light & Love
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Date: 10/10/2009 11:31:00 AM
Been there friend... I have worked in many different phases of construction... From surveying property to putting the finishing touches on a freshly built home...Awesome write here.....:JP]
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Date: 10/10/2009 11:08:00 AM
Well, I definitely need to read the conclusion. Keep writing. Sara
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Date: 10/10/2009 10:53:00 AM
A brilliant narrative,Raul. The unfortunate event that lead your cousin to rip the very experianced sheetrock from the ceiling, with the token of uncle's effection. Sincerely, Moses
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Date: 10/10/2009 10:32:00 AM
Very compelling and well executed narrative, Raul. It sounds like your cousin had quite a powerful reaction to the "unfortunate events" that were plaguing him. I can't even imagine how it affected the rest of the family when they saw the damage he did. Well done! Love, Carolyn
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