SPECIAL- SHORT STORY- Dancing on the ledgeby SALLY HONENBERGERpublished 8/14/2008 12:00:00 AMBack in March, local writer John Grisham, judge of the Hook's annual short story contest, chose our winner and two runners-up. The stories didn't satisfy her anymore. Since she'd climbed into bed, she hadn't turned a page. At Alan's urging, she put the book down and turned off the light. His steady breathing filled the instant pitch black. Even though she was aware of his disappointment, she turned on her side, her back to him. The flannel nightgown, his annual holiday gift, clung to her legs. Raising the covers slightly, she tried to free the heavy cloth without disturbing him. She listened for his first light snores, a signal that he wasn't lying awake needing her. Years ago, the double bed had seemed so large. Into the emptiness her imagination expanded, out of control. The dream rushed at her in the captive air. Images of a different man pressed inward, making her crazy with an unfamilia...
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