Browsing Category: Short Story

               He smiled on Anna across in room, in sit and rest beside lampstand in thread of needle’s eye; her wetting of the stand, fine ended for thread and draw and set for sew and mend of broken button back to blouse’s front.                She loved the blouse, five petaled button sign.  So did he: […]

               They spoke of books and stories read, stories known by one and some by both, and of the second they gave greater time, better beginning points of mind.                Then from the books and stories read of library finds, dreams and histories of others, they turned to works and words of one another.                […]

        Boat taking into further speed, mind whirled in the blow and dizzy, as she imagined further detail—moved and spread and opened for touch, strong force of kiss in match to low; sharp-bright and brilliance of the broken light through hiding canopy and shade; warm-blow of the wind through cover of trees, wind-blown […]

        In speed and race through shallows again—wind’s whip and blow of hair—she thought from the blue and lake before to one of childhood and home: petrifying stands of timber flooded in the raising of the dam; empty, open shorelines; Corp of Engineers reserve for flood and silting catch-preserve before monied lake below—summer […]

        Sidney saw in the world with eyes anew, or lost for many years.  A wonder and awe beyond just sight, spirit-sense of abound in all the world around—a way of world and spirit’s speak, not in declaration to all eyes and minds but perception of seek and engagement unto her alone; a way […]

        After rain, sun restored and, too, their full of lovers’ glow.  Light’s fill of the room, flooding of home; all new-beauty in the brilliance.         They laughed.  They smiled, caressed in their touchings still; magic of the endless summer shared within their hearts.         Gold stream of the light, fall-catch […]

        Anna read the words, cross-legged in sit at island stool; freckle and tan of her high thigh’s show out from under gown of cover.  High-straight of her upper body curled, forward leaning as she read; and from still of sit, high foot began in tap then circle-drawing through the air.  Blush began over high […]