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Miss Abernathy had always been near and dear to us before she started that damn Newsletter of hers. She called it…
“Nan’s Neighborhood News.”
At first, we all thought it was sweet. Nancy would write about things like who won the three-legged race at the fair, what was on sale at the local Five & Dime, and who was bringing what to the biannual church potluck. She even did welcome pieces for the families that were new to the subdivision.
None of us knew what really happened, or why she changed, but the one thing we were SURE of was that Nancy’s newsletter turned sour. Really sour. I’m talking downright Nefarious.
I still remember picking up the first ‘awful’ issue at Conner’s Corner Market. It looked like every other newsletter that she’d published, so I did what I would always do. I stuffed it into my bag, took it home with my groceries, and forgot all about it.
Poor Ned started reading it at breakfast the next day… with his morning coffee. I knew it was bad when his eyes went wide. Coffee sprayed from his lips, showering me from across the table, and my brand new, pastel pink scrubs were ruined!
The featured article that week was about John, Ned’s best friend… who also happened to live across the street from Nancy.
It was titled, “While the Cat’s Away...”
She shared the fact that, when John’s wife Linda left for work every night (at the diner), Nancy could see John (plain as day) through their huge picture window, prancing around the house wearing Nothing but a Necktie.
“If you want to play Naked at Nighttime,” she wrote in the article’s conclusion, “either buy yourself some drapes… or get a bigger tie!”
We all knew that Nancy had been after them for years to put up some kind of window coverings, so we figured that the article was a one off, a way for her to finally force their hand a little.
Sadly, that was not the case. Miss Abernathy’s newsletters got meaner… and Nastier.
She began carrying around a Notepad, and she was always scribbling on that pad – day and night – no matter where she was, or who she was watching.
It didn’t take long before her prized notebook was the size of a large Novel (or two!), and the entire neighborhood was living on pins and needles.
We were all afraid!
TO BE CONTINUED
So… I wanted to get back to a little nonsense and humor.
I wanted to finish the story here, but I got a little carried away with my ‘N’ words and a good ending was not yet in sight. I’m hoping to wrap it up with the letter O. Maybe P.
As long as my focus is on the story, I’m going to play it simple with the images and… hopefully… add a little more humor to the story through the illustrations. We shall see.
That’s about all for now.
Thanks for reading… I hope you’re enjoying the story so far!
a sprinkle of faith 
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