Miz Boudreaux's Last Ride
ShortStory 6,337 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources
"You ever love the pretty right off someone? When I was a kid, had me a BMX, bright red like a candy apple. I rode it all summer long, cresting hills trying to catch the perfect gleam in the sunlight."
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