Neighbors

By Dann Darwin

Doug Smith is an average, everyday guy. He works for the Post Office. Has a routine. But when a neighbor's tires are slashed, Doug's everyday life takes a sharp turn. He meets his neighbor with the slashed tires. And his life is forever changed. This 4,000 word short story will appeal to men and women alike.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dann Darwin
• Release date: Jun 20, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463664704

Dann Darwin

The author, Daniel Behringer in private life, is a long-time resident of Las Vegas. He worked in the newspaper industry for nearly four decades before turning to fiction and longer-form narratives.

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I first saw her when I opened the blinds in my kitchen window about 7 a.m. She was bent over and piling papers into the front seat of her Land Rover.

It was a lovely sight, and I smiled. There is a simple beauty to catching a woman bending over while wearing a short skirt.

I went through my routines that morning, trudged to work at the Post Office and survived another day of weighing packages, stamping poorly taped boxes Priority Mail and hawking first-class stamps.

The next day was the same. I was usually up by 7 a.m. And I found she was as predictable as I was.

Each morning the garage door would trundle open at her house across the street. Each morning she would load a stack of papers into the front seat of her black Land Rover. Sometimes, she