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The Return of A Smile

A faded snapshot reminded him of how happy he had once been. And could be again, without the influence of alcohol

“Where did that smile go? Where is that little boy?” I sobbed to myself. I had just gotten into a nasty argument with my wife, banging my chest and mimicking the modern “King Kong” movie I had watched the night before. I didn’t mean to break the glass top of our ceramic stove. But I did.

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