July

Issue 46

The Diary -
Honorable Mention, 2007 Fiction Contest

John Kuhn

Fiction
Speculative

“What is that, Ally?” her dad asked, looking up while shaking a crease out of his newspaper.

“It’s my diary,” the strawberry-headed six-year-old replied.
  
Her dad looked puzzled. “Where did you get it?”

“The white-haired lady gave it to me.”

“What white-haired lady?” The little girl didn’t notice the faint lines of worry that crept across her father’s forehead, worry about strange people giving his daughter strange gifts.

“The white-haired lady that lives in our walls.”

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