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Burning Wood

Martin Roman

 

Remembering back when I was a child, I would take a walk around the neighborhood, and I would smell wood burning coming out of the chimneys. Now when I take a walk and smell wood burning is bringing back memories. What I remember about when I was little was living with my father in a brown house and having a big dog twice as big as me. When I would look out the window and crack the curtain in my bedroom, I would take a peek out. At night I would always see a man staring at me from outside the house. He was wearing a long trench coat and a rain hat. He would stand still with his hands in his pockets and do nothing. It seemed he know when I was going to sleep because he would always be there. That was many years ago, so when I smell burning wood, I go back in time.

 

About the Author

Martin Roman, author of “Burning Wood” is a student at the QCC Workplace Advanced Communication program at U Mass Memorial Medical Center. He lives in Worcester and is anxiously awaiting the arrival of his first child.