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    Meringue

    By Top Writers Block

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    Whipped egg whites, huh? That seems innocuous enough, but then, things aren't always what they seem.
    This collection of short stories using 'Meringue' as its theme has something for everyone. ~~Reading collections will often reveal new authors for you to enjoy!~~

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTop Writers Block
    Release dateNov 1, 2013
    ISBN9781310110863
    Meringue
    Author

    Top Writers Block

    Top Writers Block is a diverse and eclectic group of talented writers who decided to write stories together - just for the fun of it! We are happy to announce that authors proceeds have always gone, and will continue to go, to Sea Shepherd.fr every time Smashwords has made a payment! Thank you to those who have supported the group, independent authors, and Sea Shepherd. Our collections are usually written with one theme or genre in mind. Each author contributes when they have the time, so some of the collections have as many as twelve authors participating. Every collection has something new, with stories and poems ranging from romance, drama, and adventure to mystery, fantasy, and horror. All the Top Writers Block's proceeds will go to Sea Shepherd, so by buying you are helping to keep our oceans alive! Thank You all so much!

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      Meringue - Top Writers Block

      Collection of Short Stories

      by

      Top Writers Block

      based on the theme

      'Meringue'

      by

      Copyright©November 2013 Top Writers Block

      Published by Top Writers Block at Smashwords

      ISBN:

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

      http://suzystewartdubotbooks.weebly.com

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of these authors.

      Credits

      Photo & book cover design : Suzy Stewart Dubot

      Table of Contents

      Meringue by Don Bick

      Perfect Peace by Elizabeth Rowan Keith

      Count Your Cookies Before They Hatch by Jeffra Hays

      Grandma’s Hands by Melissa A. Szydlek

      Of Proust, Joyce and Wilde by Barnaby Wilde

      The Todd Lambert Special by Anna Scott Graham

      T’zlik the Hunter by David H. Keith

      The Birthday Party by Suzy Stewart Dubot

      The Lemon Meringue Pie Affair by Barnaby Wilde

      Meringue

      by

      Don Bick

      Don is a Vietnam Veteran. He recently spent several months in Vietnam working on his war memoirs - The Boy Died in Vietnam. He has written several novels and short stories available as e-books. His two favorite topics are love and life after death. Visit his website for more info - www.donbick.com

      Copyright©2013 Don Bick

      It was a terrible morning. I know some days are like that but I certainly didn’t need all these issues, today of all days. But at every turn the constant nuisances kept being flung at me and wouldn’t let up.

      First thing in the morning the shower ran out of hot water. I love my hot shower to start the day. Obviously, there was something wrong with the water heater. It usually lasts for all three of us, my wife and daughter too if we all end up taking showers near the same time. But they were still in bed. It didn’t even last long enough for me!

      Then I went downstairs to make coffee, and couldn’t find any. Now I know what I forgot to pick up at the grocery store yesterday on the way home from work. I kept thinking there was something else I was supposed to buy, now I remember. It was coffee!

      Well, I could stop and get coffee, that wasn’t a big problem. So I decided to leave earlier than normal. When I went out to the garage the garage door opener wouldn’t work. Absolutely nothing was going my way! I pushed the button and nothing happened. So I had to get a ladder, climb up and lean across the back of my somewhat dirty car. I was wearing my nicely pressed dark blue suit which shows everything if I get it dirty. But I was able to reach the latch on the chain mechanism, which would allow me to open the door manually. I got the door open and drove the car out into the driveway. I also pulled my wife’s car out, as well, so she wouldn’t have to deal with any problems regarding the door.

      Having done that I then had to close the garage door from the inside and then latch the mechanism back the way it was so no one could just open the door from the outside. After that I had to go through the house and out the front door to get back to the car. I stopped briefly and left a note on the counter for my wife that I had pulled her car out of the garage.

      Before I backed out of the driveway, I decided just for the heck of it to try the garage door opener to see if it worked, and wouldn’t you know it, the door opened without a problem! But, unbelievably, it wouldn’t work again to close it! So I had to go through the whole process again. Get the ladder, unlock the latch, close the garage door, relock the latch and go around through the house back to the driveway. What a pain! Nice morning, huh?

      As you can see, I was more than a little agitated by the time I backed out into the street and left the house. I am a high powered attorney and that morning I was giving my closing arguments in a case that I had been working on for months. It was all over the media. Reporters packed the courtroom each and every day. I couldn’t afford not to be on top of my game, especially this day.

      It was still early and I was already well prepared for court, and I wanted some coffee. I stopped at Ryelands Coffee Shop for some that I knew was extra strong and I also decided to eat a piece of lemon pie. I don’t normally eat anything for breakfast but today pie sounded especially tasty. I sat in a booth off in the corner nursing my hot coffee, trying to get past my annoying episodes of the morning. I don’t know why they were bothering me so much but they certainly were. Maybe I was more on edge regarding the case than I thought. In any event, the stop did me a world of good. By the time I got back in my car, headed for the courthouse, I was a brand new person. The edge was off and I was looking forward to winning this case with my closing statements.

      Near the courthouse was jammed with people and cars. I guess a lot more reporters had shown up to listen to the end of the case. I parked a block away and quickly made my way inside through the back entrance, which thankfully wasn’t clogged with reporters. But as I neared the courtroom the halls were crowed and noisy. Unfortunately I was recognized, which began a photo frenzy session. I didn’t answer any questions, but in all truthfulness I didn’t really listen to anything they were asking. All the reporters were laughing as they took their pictures of me making

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