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Across the Grass

Out of nearly 200 entries, Writer’s Digest editors and readers selected this story by Lori Straub of Cincinnati.

The two events were fused forever after in Florida’s seductive heat, sewn together like the felt scales racing up her back. She didn’t have to wear the costume until school on Monday, but for the rest of her life it would be impossible to

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