Lou Allin's Writings
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Poem
Apr.09.2011
Assorted small magazines
Blue Satin
When my mother died last year,
I had to sort her corporeality,
Give away dusty memorabilia,
Reserve something precious,
A leather Shakespeare,
Tarnished silver rosary,
Paisley Shawl, her Doulton prize.
But in a drawer, wrapped in tissue
Was the Butterick pattern for the gown
Which I wore for my high school prom,
With another ample roll of
Della...
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Short Story
Dec.25.2010
Personal Essay: I'm a Bride
Lakewood, Ohio, was a parent’s dream every day of the year. No abductions, no serious crime, not even many visible police. On Halloween, children went out unaccompanied by adults. Even the smaller ones were safe with a bigger brother or sister.
The calm streets of Idlewood, Fry, and Hird were my territory. Small lots with large, one-family houses...
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Short Story
Aug.11.2008
Blluffs: Northeastern Ontario Stories from the Edge
No Crime
Fran tracked the binoculars past the bare limbs of a maple grove to a small cedar building with a puffing chimney. That morning she'd seen the boy run the snowmobile in joyous circles around the large property, Ted waving him on. When she had looked again, shortly before lunchtime, the two of them, both swathed in towels, entered the sauna, closing the...
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About Lou
A dual citizen of the US and Canada, Lou Allin is the author of the Belle Palmer series, starting with Northern Winters are Murder and ending with Memories are Murder. The novels take place in Sudbury, Ontario, the Nickel Capital of the World. She also wrote...
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