2020 Prose Winner
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“And.”
“What?”
“And.”
Susan remembered Fred Morris repeating
that one-word sentence in
answer to her question about how
to be successful on the select board.
Her idea of success was getting the
town’s stores to open on Sundays.
She smiled now, but 11 years ago
when the exchange took place, she
might have stomped her foot in
frustration and wished he would
just get to the point.
Now here she wa
that same wisdom
member of the to
She was prepared
ing.
“What do you m
asked Fred Morr
she could. “How
answer?”
“Well,” Fred said
word out in a wa
was considering
arriving at the de
them quite yet, “
Susan waited. In
town and two m