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by Tom Sheehan

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August 01, 2007 02:51 PM EDT -- The small scar sitting on May Keating’s left eyebrow was visible, the thin crescent of it now a pale silver arc of a line on her tanned skin. Heavy rain could bring that change, . . . more

Fourth of July Homecoming

by Tom Sheehan

July 03, 2007 01:25 PM EDT -- Old Scott’s Mill had given off odd sounds since the day it closed down. Now it gave off a sense of passage. All the way back to the last Fourth of July the boys had saved a cache of fireworks, . . . more

Waiting for Founders Day

by Tom Sheehan

August 17, 2006 04:37 PM EDT -- Waiting for Founders Day, Coming on September 9<sup>th</sup> Oh, we've celebrated our literary bents here before in Saugus, the way they came out of the woodwork, . . . more

Journey in the Third Century

by Tom Sheehan

January 14, 2006 12:23 PM EST -- Journey in the Third Century (for Grandfather Johnny Igoe, From Elphin, Roscommon) You're sixty years underground, Voice hanging yet in treble And pitch, so much of . . . more

Born to Wear the Rags of War

by Tom Sheehan

January 14, 2006 12:13 PM EST -- Born to Wear the Rags of War The day had gone over hill, but that still, blue light remained, cut with a gray edge, catching corners rice paddies lean out of. In the . . . more

Knickers

by Tom Sheehan

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January 14, 2006 12:07 PM EST -- <h1 style=""> . . . more

Manning Bowl - The Walls Come Tumbling Down

by Tom Sheehan

December 01, 2005 05:50 PM EST -- Manning Bowl - The Walls Come Tumbling Down by Tom Sheehan His name was Alex Destino, and he played for Gloucester High School when I was a pup. It was in the days we lived at . . . more

The Rescues of Brittan Courvalais

by Tom Sheehan

December 01, 2005 04:48 PM EST -- The Rescues of Brittan Courvalais by Tom Sheehan . . . more

One Oh for Tillie

by Tom Sheehan

December 01, 2005 04:35 PM EST -- One Oh for Tillie by Tom Sheehan . . . more

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