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    Of Directions, Destinations, and Differences
    Of Directions, Destinations, and Differences
    Of Directions, Destinations, and Differences
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    Of Directions, Destinations, and Differences

    By Rachel Elizabeth Cole

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    In this collection of flash fiction, Rachel Elizabeth Cole explores who we are, where we're going, and what makes us each unique. In "Is This Seat Taken?" two strangers connect briefly in a bus station. In "Sneaking Around" a woman having an affair thinks she's about to be caught. In an economy of words, "The Bear Hunter" tells a tale of pride, courage, love and loss. A runaway teen struggles with her future and her past in "Full Circle." A woman tries to save a cat in "Free to
    Good Home."  And in "Porridge For Breakfast" a group of children turn breakfast into a game. Pick a direction, set a destination, and celebrate our differences. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTangled Oak Press
    Release dateJan 3, 2013
    ISBN9781498968379
    Of Directions, Destinations, and Differences
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    Rachel Elizabeth Cole

    Rachel Elizabeth Cole is a novelist and short story writer whose work has appeared, among other places, in Cahoots, Literary Mama, Gator Springs Gazette, and Flashquake. Even though she hates the rain, she lives just outside Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband, their two sons, and two very spoiled house rabbits.

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      Of Directions, Destinations, and Differences - Rachel Elizabeth Cole

      Is This Seat Taken?

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      A tall skinny guy lifts his tray from the counter of the busy McDonald’s in the Vancouver Greyhound Terminal. He pauses for a moment, scanning the crowded tables, and a staticky voice echoes through the station, announcing the bus to Edmonton will be boarding shortly. Then he heads for the corner booth where a pregnant girl sits alone, her nose buried in a paperback novel.

      Is this seat taken? he asks.

      She looks up and blinks her large brown eyes. Her face is puffy and her burgundy lipstick is the wrong colour for her skin tone.

      Pardon? she says and glances around at the tables filled with travellers gorging themselves on Big Macs and fries then back at the guy hovering there with his tray. Um, no, she says, with an embarrassed smile, and removes her duffel bag from the tabletop so he can sit.

      He drops a worn backpack onto the bench, and slides in. He’s wearing a long-sleeved, grey tee shirt with Fukengruven printed on the front. His sandy blonde hair sticks out at odd angles and he hasn’t shaved in a few days. Been here a while? he asks.

      A few hours. My bus was delayed. She watches him unwrap his Fillet O’Fish and take a

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