Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Finish Line

by John Sheirer 

While running his first marathon at age fifty, Jake finally spotted the finish line ahead. But why was the finish line bathed in a tunnel of heavenly light? And was that Jake's grandmother floating there, waving and calling him to her?

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From your humble editor of One-Screen Stories. This little story is much exaggerated from my recent middle-aged running experiences. I wrote this while listening to other wonderful writers at a reading last night at Asnuntuck Community College.

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