Entering the narthex, she easily found him sitting in his usual place in the sanctuary. She would know that thick black hair anywhere. Just long enough to curl at the top of his collar, the temptation to reach out and touch it was sometimes unbearable. She saw him in profile, talking and laughing with the … Continue reading Sanctuary
Category: 100 Word Challenge
Reconciliation
With all my nostalgia over childhood July 4th celebrations, I got homesick for Tennessee. I’m headed back this weekend for our family reunion, an annual tradition of more than 80 years. Apparently, so may my estranged brother ~ my only sibling. Someone who I’ve gone years without speaking to or seeing. Over the last several … Continue reading Reconciliation
Ultimate adventure
It was billed as the “Ultimate Hunting Adventure.” He had tracked elk on horseback through chest-deep snow, had weathered violent squalls off the coast of Nova Scotia for ocean fowl, had slogged through piranha-infested rivers for trophy arapaima. Organizers promised this excursion would be all that and more. The final hunt location and quarry were … Continue reading Ultimate adventure
Tent meeting
"Have you given any more thought to joining Grams and me at the tent meeting this week? It’d mean so much to her." “ Ma, you know how I feel about revivals. All the threats of hellfire and damnation are just too much. It’s too confusing. Faith is very straightforward and simple." "That fancy, schmancy … Continue reading Tent meeting
A new recipe
As much as I once loved him, now I can’t stand the sarcastic tone of his voice. Gawd, how I hate that man! His smug, condescending arrogance grates on my very last nerve. He treats me more like one of his vapid office subordinates than his wife of 40 years. “You’ve outdone yourself, a delicious … Continue reading A new recipe
Oblivion
The longer I stay here, the less I remember about my other life. Sadly that includes my children, the loves of my life. I also remember the pain less. I’m free from the restrictions the disease causes. I can walk, I can feel, I can simply be. The very air smells sweeter, the stars brighter, … Continue reading Oblivion
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