The eggnog was thick and heavy like whipped cream
or marshmallow mixed with custard and rum.
I was wearing a wool dress with a high turtle neck collar.

As if he wondered if it was real,
a man in a tan suit reached out
and placed his hand on a transparent,
pink and gold glass ornament on the Christmas tree.




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Uncle Roger File 3: Terminals by Judy Malloy
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