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    Against Her Fading Hour
    Against Her Fading Hour
    Against Her Fading Hour
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    Against Her Fading Hour

    By Isaac Sweeney

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    Three heart-wrenching short stories.

    In "Handi-Cure," Elisa is a widow looking for acceptance in the world. She tries to find it in men but, after an unusual experience in a nail salon, she makes personal changes.

    “Urine Trouble Now” is about a young couple and their overly anxious cat. The cat pees on the floor, which brings up details about the couple's relationship.

    In “Lemonade Nights,” after Marco's father dies, he burns down the backyard shed in a fit of rage. Feeling guilty, he decides to rebuild the shed. His wife, Emma, likes having a husband who is good with his hands, but soon feels lonely as Marco spends more and more time on his project.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateOct 20, 2015
    ISBN9781458173515
    Against Her Fading Hour
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    Isaac Sweeney

    Isaac Sweeney has been a writer for as long as he can remember. He was born and raised in Virginia, where he still lives today. He has spent the better part of his life honing his craft and trying to share the gift of words with others.A firm believer in writing as advocacy, Isaac has made a lot of friends and a few enemies with some of his works. His writing is unapologetic, but still subtle and insightful.

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      Against Her Fading Hour - Isaac Sweeney

      Against Her Fading Hour

      three short stories

      by Isaac Sweeney

      Copyright by Isaac Sweeney, 2011. Verona, Va.

      ISBN 9-781-4581-7351-5 

      Isaac.c.sweeney@gmail.com

      eBook Producer:

      XinXii – www.xinxii.com

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      The stories

      Handi-Cure

      Urine Trouble Now

      Lemonade Nights

      The Author

      Handi-Cure

      Thick smoke fell around Elisa like rain. Colorful, flashing lights danced against her silver dress. The pounding beat jumped on her chest as she sat on her stool, sipping a Long Island iced tea. She checked her watch before scanning the dance floor. He, the best looking man in the place, was medium height, medium build with overly-manicured features – plucked eyebrows, trimmed fingernails, and a painted-on tan. He danced with a squiggly, leggy blond.

      Come with me, Elisa said with a glance and a wave of her arm. Best Looking Man could not refuse and he drifted toward her enticing gaze, like always. They left the club together.

      Where’s your car? she asked.

      He led her to his flashy, green sports car.

      You know the market at the end of Fifth Street? He nodded.

      I’m in the apartment building next door. Second floor. She used to have a house with a garage, a dog in a fenced-in yard, and a husband.

      Elisa was recently widowed. Her family and friends had stopped talking to her. Or she had stopped talking to them. She couldn’t remember which. Either way, it was hard to see

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