Dorothy Newell
speaker
843 appearances
11 recordings
6 series
first heard Oct 2025
last heard 6 Jul
Dorothy Newell’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Appearances
A cigarette between his pursed lips, a stained ball cap, pulled low on his brow, obscuring his eyes and masking his expression.
He stood, licked the butt of his cigarette into the lawn and approached his truck.
He coughed, asked if I got Mom's text.
Yeah, just let me drop my bag off.
I began before he interrupted with, Bring it with you, he replied.
I ignored his directive, brushed by him as I continued up the two steps to the front door.
I just need a few.
Hey, we don't have time to waste.
We're heading out now.
I've got all your stuff packed up and in the truck already.
Even stopped at the store and bought food and any toiletries we might need.
We want to get a move on if we're going to get the camp set up before dark.
Sun sets at seven.
I paused, my hand outstretched, my fingers curled around the doorknob, fighting the compulsion to ignore him, to retreat inside just to spite him.
I often wonder how the outcome of that weekend would have changed had I gone with my instinct and entered the house.
Instead, I made my way to the truck, tossed my knapsack in the back with the camping supplies, and climbed into the seat.
The cloying smell of old cigarette smoke and spearmint made it difficult to breathe, and I cracked my window.
Dad slid behind the wheel and adjusted his ball cap, exposing his eyes, puffy and bloodshot.
I tried not to stare.
Understanding now how bad this last fight must have been.
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