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Today’s First Page is from<\/span> IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES <\/span>by Author Marlo Schalesky:<\/span> <\/p>\n

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Only the fog is real. Only the sand. Only the crashing of the sea upon the restless shore. The rest is a dream. It has to be. I say it again and again until I believe it, because I cannot be here. Not now. Not with mist dusting my eyelashes, sand tickling my toes, salt bitter on my lips. Not when the whole world has narrowed to a strip of beach, a puff of fog, and a single gull crying in an invisible sky.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

This is crazy. Impossible. And I\u2019m too old for crazy. I won\u2019t be some loony old woman with a house full of cats. I refuse to be.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Besides, I prefer dogs.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

I touch my neck, and my breath stops. The chain is gone. My locket. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

My mother\u2019s voice teases me. \u201cNot impossible, hon. Improbable. Because with God all things are possible.\u201d Her words, spoken in that ancient, quavering tone, hide a laugh turned wheezy with age. I hear her again. \u201cSomeday you\u2019ll lose that locket, Thea Jean. You just wait.\u201d Her grin turns the sides of her eyes into folds of old parchment. \u201cAnd that\u2019s when the adventure will really begin.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

But I don\u2019t want any adventure. Not here. Not now. All I want is a comfortable chair, a good book, and the sounds of my grandchildren playing tag under the California sun, and my Boxer at my feet. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

What I want is to go home. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Author Website: www.marloschalesky.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Amazon Purchase Link: http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1601420242?ie=UTF8&tag=marloschalesh-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1601420242<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook Fan Page: <\/span>http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Marlo-Schalesky\/103475746357601?v=app_389355083668<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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