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Quick Reads: Small Comforts
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Loss and realization on a mother and daughter's trip to the cemetery.
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Ed Rehkopf
Ed Rehkopf is a retired hospitality veteran. During his long and varied career, he has managed two historic university-owned hotels, managed at a four-star desert resort, directed operations for a regional hotel chain, opened two golf and country clubs, worked in golf course development, and launched an operations resource website for the hospitality industry.
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Quick Reads - Ed Rehkopf
Quick Reads:
Small Comforts
Ed Rehkopf
Published by Ed Rehkopf at Smashwords
Copyright 2012 Ed Rehkopf
Hannah, baby, come here and let Mommy put your shoes on. We've got to hurry if we're going to catch the bus.
The little girl with dark curls climbed down from the breakfast table where she had been eating Raisin Bran and ran into the living room. Her mother was waiting on the couch. Sensing her mother's impatience, Hannah playfully gave her a milky wet kiss and backed her rear onto the edge of the couch. Her mother wiped away the kiss distractedly and reached down to pick up one of Hannah's stockinged feet.
Give me your foot please, Hannah,
her voice betrayed her no-nonsense mood. The little girl lost balance and grabbed her mother's neck to steady herself while her shoe was being buckled.
HAN-nah, you have to help,
her mother said sharply. Then, in response to the little girl's cooperation, she added more softly, "OK, the other one
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