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Copyright (C) 2011 Myrna Yancey
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The November Mysterious Photograph contest was won by Ben Adams of Lahaina, Hawaii. Honorable mentions go to Richard Moriarty of Storrs, Connecticut; Michael Dougherty of New York, New York; Melinda Taliancich Falgoust of Metairie, Louisiana; Holly L. LeRoy of Pebble Beach, California; Michael Haynes of Canal Winchester, Ohio; Lowell Bergeron of Iowa, Louisiana; John M. Duffy of Burbank, California; Henry N. Schulman of San Diego, California; C. D. Patton of Orlando, Florida; and Art Cosing of Fairfax, Virginia.
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LET'S FACE IT . . .
BEN ADAMS
“What are you doing out here?” demanded the ranger, shining his light on the boy with the spray cans. “Hey, put that down! Get away from there! Bank robbers and hoodlums,” he muttered under his breath.
Meanwhile, Jesse simply silently obeyed. He had just put the finishing touches on it anyway. He stepped back, admiring the monster he had painted on the rock, which he had chosen for its contours—two neatly matching depressions for large reptilian eyes and the space for a sprawling, cavernous mouth with teeth as big as stalagmites.
“This park is a national landmark. You can't just stroll through a place like this and start painting things willy-nilly. That's defacement of federal property.
“I don't think that's quite the right word, sir,” said Jesse. “This rock never had a face to begin with. Really, you should thank me.”
“That's enough!” snapped the ranger, gathering up the spray cans and the miniature camping shovel. “And what were you doing with this shovel?” But Jesse simply smiled and considered the events of the day. For he was the hooded figure who had escaped Oasis bank with a satchel of money, a satchel now safely guarded by a monster.
And so, as Jesse marched, he grinned an extravagant grin and felt as fearsome as the creature on the rock. Because he had gotten away with it. And when all this dust had settled, he would finally have the funds to go to art school.
© 2011 Myrna Yancey
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Department: COMING IN JUNE 2012
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THE SELLOUT by Mike Cooper
THEA'S FIRST HUSBAND by B. K. Stevens
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