“I didn’t think you wanted a cigar tonight.” “I didn’t.” “Then why are you having one?” “All I wanted was to sit down to a little quiet and read…I have moved and tried every room, space, and area in the house. There is no […]
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TRUE DEVOTION
He read the morning’s passage and thought of a mother’s love: all she does and gives in times and eras of aridity: tired, stressed, worn, sad, doubting; and still she loves—giving, sacrificing, unknowing if child sees, knows, cares, or understands the completeness of her love when not lived as smile and worn gaiety. […]
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MEDIUMS
Daylight broke as skyline fire fast muted into rose. After, flame departed and James lamented loss of the glory-vision. In compassion, Annie came to him, and with kiss, dispelled the after-cloud that formed at departing of the view. “There’s always another day,” she spoke, touching still to him, arms draped above shoulders […]
Short Story
WINDOWED OPPORTUNITY
Ground was soft and in afternoon, he pulled posts in forward face to blow off a western wind. In the softness from rains, snows, and saturating mists, the posts pulled easy without need for chain or loader’s aid; and he stacked them in bucket as he went. The little tractor […]