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A Family Thing

Someone broke in the house the weekend the elderly couple was out of town, a family thing. The TV, the couch and computer were gone. Someone took everything. Even the silverware, tables and chairs. The couple had everything insured except for the new photos of their daughter. They were in the computer emailed by their son last week. Kate was all smiles in the photos and the couple wanted to have them printed and framed and hung on the living room wall above the fireplace. The weekend of the robbery the elderly couple was out of town at her funeral, a family thing. Donal Mahoney

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 4/16/2017 7:30:00 AM
The shock culminated overwhelmingly ... very well written ...
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Donal Mahoney
Date: 4/16/2017 7:40:00 AM
Probir, Our daughter died of cancer New Year's Day. And although this is not a literal rendering of what happened I suppose it shows death of a child does not slip easily away. Thanks for reading it.

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