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Courage
HISTORICAL FICTION ENTRY:
“Can I help you?”
“I...I just need a stamp, please.” he stammers, tapping his envelope on the counter. “Do...do you have anything interesting?”
“Not in singles.” She crinkles her nose, mirroring his disappointment. “A Purple Heart?”
“Perfect.”
His quarter and her first-class stamp exchange hands.
“Front box picks up at five. Still time to get that in today’s mail.”
At the door, he affixes the stamp and writes out the address. He retrieves the long-carried letter that starts ‘Dear...Mom?’ and tucks it inside. He seals it, takes a deeper breath, and passes the letter through the slot.
From Guest Contributor Scott Burnam
The World Is Nothing But Chaos And Entropy
Brian stared at the devastation. Where once stood his immaculately kept garage, packed with 45-years worth of careful philatelic curation, was a skeletal frame and mound of black cinders. His eye would be diverted by what momentarily struck him as an envelope floating on the breeze, but turned out was nothing but ash.
His wife attempted consoling him. Imagine the insurance payout! But his devotion had never been about money. Only now, staring at the remains of his life's work, did he truly understand his need for the comfort of a well-aligned stamp in a world of chaos and entropy.
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