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    Leaves In the Wind
    Leaves In the Wind
    Leaves In the Wind
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    Leaves In the Wind

    By Top Writers Block

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    Leaves move in the wind, delicate, fragile things. Leaves can break and disintegrate in those whirlwinds. Yet, a heavy wind can pick them up and cause momentary rushes so harsh one can not see, nor think, but only smell the rushing leaves and feel their brief power. Stories are like that, they can start out with a whisper and then rush through you like a wind. Top Writers Block offers five short stories and two poems on the theme "Leaves In The Wind."

    Enjoy the talents of Melissa A. Szydlek, Elizabeth Rowan Keith, Tracey Howard, Suzy Stewart Dubot, and Alan Naylor. Your purchase of this ebook not only supports the creative outlets of independent authors, but also supports charity. Top Writers Block is an international group of writers who continue to donate all of their author proceeds to Sea Shepherd in France, an organization that devotes itself to preserving our seas and oceans and the life within.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTop Writers Block
    Release dateNov 13, 2016
    ISBN9781370307180
    Leaves In the Wind
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    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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      Leaves In the Wind - Top Writers Block

      A Collection of Short Stories

      by

      TOP WRITERS BLOCK

      Written on the theme:

      LEAVES IN THE WIND

      Copyright ©October 2016 by each individual author as noted

      Published on Smashwords

      Cover Graphic from Adobe Stock

      ISBN: 9781370307180

      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.

      Smashwords 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.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      The Legend of Hanako-San by Melissa A. Szydlek

      Whispers in the Wind by Elizabeth Rowan Keith

      Glue and Paste by Tracey Howard

      Stormy Weather by Suzy Stewart Dubot

      Three Men by Alan Naylor

      Public Auction by Elizabeth Rowan Keith

      Leaves in the Wind by Melissa A. Szydlek

      THE LEGEND OF HANAKO-SAN

      by

      Melissa A. Szydlek

      Copyright ©October 2016 Melissa A. Szydlek

      Melissa Szydlek lives in the United States. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she survived Detroit for many years and has settled into a quieter life in North Carolina. She is an avid animal rights activist and dedicated vegetarian. With her dog, Artie (a certified Therapy Dog and AKC Canine Good Citizen) she visits nursing facilities and soldiers to bring cheer and happiness to all people through the joy of animal-assisted visits. Her e-books can be found on Smashwords at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/mszydlek

      You can also connect with her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MSzydlekWriter?ref=hl

      Watching the people on the busy streets of Kumamoto did nothing to help Katie’s mood. She sat on the city bus and sneered at the people she passed, the shrines, the mountains, even at the ocean, which she loved so much. Rolling her eyes she turned away from the window and folded her arms across her chest. She huffed loudly. If she didn’t stay angry she’d give in to a sea of tears. Why did her stupid father have to move them here? Why couldn’t they have stayed in San Antonio? But no, her dad just couldn’t wait to move the family to the other side of the world, forcing her into a culture she couldn’t understand and didn’t fit into. Why couldn’t her dad work on the shopping malls and buildings and make all the deals and do whatever it was he did without making them leave Texas? She was so mad.

      She hated Japan, she hated Kumamoto, she hated the International School she attended, and most of all she hated feeling so out of place and so alone. She wanted to go home. Lost in her thoughts, she closed her eyes. The bus screeched its brakes at the next stop and Katie heard the doors open. The sound of girls laughing filled the bus but Katie kept her eyes closed. The seating configuration on the bus was such that four seats formed a seating area where two seats faced two others in small cubes. Katie felt someone sit down in the seat next to her, and the laughter grew louder. She opened her eyes and saw four girls, three sitting in the seats around her and one standing. All of them were staring at her. They wore school uniforms from the local high school. One girl, the one sitting directly across from her, nudged Katie’s knee with the toe of her shoe.

      "You! American girl! You go

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