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The House Guest
"Elsa, stand up." Elsa did as her mother told her. The floorboards creaked beneath her brown shoes. Her mother…
A Prayer for Freedom Village
A Prayer for Freedom Village: “Thanks, but I am not interested in having my view obstructed,” said Bertha in a deep…
Don’t Forget…
Don't Forget...
After striking 'Uncle' Matt unconscious with a tire wrench, Benny proceeded to squeeze one end of…
All I Want for Christmas
“Chris - did you eat any of these Christmas cookies? I told you they were for a work function and that you…
The Carpenter’s Wife
She treasured that one gesture, listening to his monotone instructions, straining to hear the slightest hint of his…
High Cotton
High Cotton
Chapter 1, West Africa, May, 1855Twelve-year-old Manni helped his mother, Mala, as she was…
Devil’s Advocate
Devil's Advocate
For George
Prior Demetrius stared at the light entering through the stained glass windows of the…
Calvin And The Voice
Calvin woke blinking in the weak sunlight that filtered through the dirty window well at least the apartment was…
Mother’s Seat
She sat there in the dark listening to the whispers. Mama was still out there in the cold, and she had started her…
Origin of Species
Origin of Species
For anyone who really knew Darwin Davies, the tabloid headline had to be wrong. If the reader…
Yemoja’s Client
He had a good reason to believe the stories his mother told him. This afternoon as the sun beat on his bald pate,…
Dream Poppy
Only a poppy was left at the place where he usually lay; all the other flowers she had covered him with were gone…
Words to Never Forget
“You must always try to find out, why.” These were words, Brian would never forget. He had qualified as a…
The Clay Has Protested to the Potter….
Yahshua continued; his words washed in emotion."The clay has protested to the potter of his formulations.…
Owned
Owned
“Smile. At least pretend you love me.”Her icy blue eyes pierced straight through him, and a forced…