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The spider in the glass

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mist butterflies flowers nick 020The conversation was getting pretty deep when an ear-splitting scream shattered the evening. Ani darted up from her rest, confused but barking on the general principle that anything that could cause that sound from one of her boys needed attacking. Then there was silence at the other end of the phone.
Should I get in the car and break the speed limits with a five mile dash to my son’s home to see what was wrong?
No. I recognise that particular tone of scream.
“I’ll give you three guesses…” He was breathless, audibly shaken. I got it in one.
“Spider.” It wasn’t a question. Although the arachnophobia of his childhood has abated to manageable proportions…I had indeed been forbidden to take down Ian the hall-spider’s webs last year for a while… there is only one thing that causes that reaction from either and both of my sons. “Big, was it?”

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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