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Beating Traffic
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Beating Traffic

flash fiction by Clare Rolens

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Aug 14, 2024
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vehicle on road near buildings during daytime
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Every time Sheila and Dale got into their small two-seater pale blue truck for any trip over one mile, Dale said, “You know, I think we’ll just beat the traffic.” This went on for fifty-two years.

Sheila and Dale met in college and married right after graduation. He hadn’t particularly commented on traffic until after the we…

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