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A Hundred Julys
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- Holly Schindler, LLC
- Pubblicato:
- Jun 29, 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781533762832
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Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #8: Mysterious sightings—and a legend of unrequited love—draws Finley's newest resident into the midst of the folklore surrounding the town.
Norma Johnson, owner of Finley's only antique store, has always felt she was mysteriously drawn to the small town. Forced to host the July vintage car show, she bumps headlong into the legend that has surrounded Finley for a century—and in so doing, gains a new perspective on the far-reaching effects of love…
A Hundred Julys is part of Forever Finley, a series of stand-alone episodes or short stories that released once a month throughout 2016. Previous releases include: Come December, January Thaw, Forget February, Dearest March…, April's Promise, Mayday Mayday Mayday, and Chasing June. Stories following A Hundred Julys include Under the August Moon, Song for September, October Omen, and the Forever Finley Finale (Pale November / December Bells). Stories can be purchased individually, or readers can purchase all installments in Forever Finley: An Episodic Novel.
Informazioni sul libro
A Hundred Julys
Descrizione
Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #8: Mysterious sightings—and a legend of unrequited love—draws Finley's newest resident into the midst of the folklore surrounding the town.
Norma Johnson, owner of Finley's only antique store, has always felt she was mysteriously drawn to the small town. Forced to host the July vintage car show, she bumps headlong into the legend that has surrounded Finley for a century—and in so doing, gains a new perspective on the far-reaching effects of love…
A Hundred Julys is part of Forever Finley, a series of stand-alone episodes or short stories that released once a month throughout 2016. Previous releases include: Come December, January Thaw, Forget February, Dearest March…, April's Promise, Mayday Mayday Mayday, and Chasing June. Stories following A Hundred Julys include Under the August Moon, Song for September, October Omen, and the Forever Finley Finale (Pale November / December Bells). Stories can be purchased individually, or readers can purchase all installments in Forever Finley: An Episodic Novel.
- Editore:
- Holly Schindler, LLC
- Pubblicato:
- Jun 29, 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781533762832
- Formato:
- Libro
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A Hundred Julys
Published by Holly Schindler, LLC
Copyright © 2016 by Holly Schindler
All rights reserved. No part of this story may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Cover design by Holly Schindler
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A Hundred Julys
Holly Schindler
Really,
Elaine scolded as she lumbered through the packed-tight aisles of Norma’s Relics. Why would you ever move so far away? Where we can’t keep an eye on you?
Norma clenched her jaw tight enough to drive a dental crown deeper into her gum. In truth, Norma relished being out of her daughter Elaine’s line of sight—or even her peripheral vision. It made her want to skip-to-malou (that was how that old lyric had always sounded in her mind, anyway—malou—and she still thought of a malou as a regular Shangri-La). Yes, most days of the week (when Elaine had not decided to pay an unannounced visit), Norma could skip to her heart’s content, singing any old song she wanted any old way, with no fear that anyone would correct her—finally, here in her sixties.
Oh, sure, it had felt odd at first, maneuvering through the maze of her days without once having to give thought to another person—their schedules, their needs, all those calendars in her mind; when to give the cat his meds, when to take Elaine shopping for a dress for the eighth grade dance, when to finalize the monthly books for Charlie, garlic on only half the bread because it upset Charlie’s stomach, no mustard in the potato salad because Elaine would make that ridiculous coughing noise, be sure to get the cat home by four-thirty because if he wasn’t, that would mean he was at the neighbor’s house again, the house a block over, eating sausage for dinner—so much, he’d spend the next day barfing and Norma would put him in his cat carrier and bring him to work where she could keep an eye on him and Charlie would tease her about it all day long. Frankly, it had also been odd to suddenly stop thinking of herself as the family car—something her husband and daughter shared, passing the keys back and forth, something that was always still sitting in the same parking space where one of them had left her—easily found, infallibly on time, perpetually ready to whisk them to the airport or the soccer tournament.
Now, Norma worked as long as she pleased, here in the store she’d purchased on the square in Finley. She closed early and did mid-week inventory turnovers until nine o’clock, taking a break to grab something from the Corner Diner whenever she wanted—no longer having to keep to a family’s six o’clock on the dot dinnertime. She ate the same meal twice if it suited her. Once, she cooked Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo, then trashed it in
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