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THE THIRTEENTH STEP • by Richard M. O’Donnell

March 25, 2009Every Day Fiction 37 Comments

A teenage girl is home alone at night for the first time when a storm knocks out the lights. She calls her father. “Are the lights on in the neighborhood?” he asks. She looks out the window. “Yes.” “Then it’s… Continue Reading →

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