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For the first time he spoke of his childhood, his sister’s death, its effect on him and his parents. He spoke of his mother’s illness and his father’s death. She listened without interrupting, unless she wanted him to clarify a point, or to ask a question.

Marian Lanouette

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Andie grabbed her camera, plucked the lens off, and high-stepped her way through the tall grass covering the crime scene perimeter. She walked in tandem with Lucas and listened intently as he ran through the massive area he wanted photographed.

Shutter (work in progress)

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“I’ll listen to you again, Clay, but I’m not going to change my mind. I’m just doing this so you can’t later complain you didn’t get a fair hearing.”

Marsha West

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Rolling to his side, Rafe listened for her heartbeat, counting his, then hers, until they matched. On the third cycle, he fell asleep.

Sharon Wray
When Next We Meet (work in progress)

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He didn’t listen. He walked toward the table and grasped the top rail of the chair across from me. Droplets on his coat glistened like Swarovski crystals in the lamplight.

Vicki Batman
Raving Beauty” from Just You and Me set

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“Listen, honey. Did you recognize the body?” She shook her head and gripped him tighter. “Help is on the way.

Jacquie Biggar
Tempted by Mr. Wrong (work in progress)

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The sun warmed his back as he sat on a flat rock and listened to the sounds of nature.

Sam Bradley w/a McKenna Sinclair

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“Are you listening?” Tania asked, moving closer and waving a hand in my face.

Joanne Guidoccio

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She welcomed the anguish like a long-lost friend. Embraced it, wallowed in it until she was reduced to sobbing like a lost child.

Kathryn Jane

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