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His hands are tiny, true enough, but they’re as long and strong as needed to get the job done; it’s just past midnight, and Sylvia would be fast asleep and curled snug against Lorelai’s backside, thus no one to foil his plan.
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Early September AM
I yawn and stretch, displacing the kitty wedged against my hip;
He’s clever enough to patiently pad a circle as I settle,
Draping himself over the valley of my belly when I finally lie on my side.
I’d left the shades open
When the first wave of rain blew through,
Reconsidering that the open window would fail to balance the lingering humidity.
I long for the freedom of cooler air, a lower dewpoint.
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We are clearly well beyond the summer solstice as the light has changed to the crisper blue that contrasts so well with ripening pumpkins, while a brisk late morning walk continues to pool sweat in the lower back’s hollow and between one’s breasts.
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It is hot and humid in the back alley of a city that was increasingly—chokingly—becoming overwhelmed by urbanization.
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It came, and it’s available on Amazon! From the writers of the Carrot Ranch Literary Community & the beautiful pen & ink captures of Jerome Patryjak comes reverence (in exactly 99 words each) of the Great Lakes and surrounding lands.
This is the 3rd year of this annual art walk; artists and writers are lined up for Sept ’26. I am honored to have been involved in this project, and offer one of my responsive pieces, to share the quality & layout of the book.
And yes, my pieces are about spirits in nature. S’prise!
Here’s a list of the artists featured in this collection: Susan Budig, Colleen Chesebro, Michael B. Fishman, Liz Husebye Hartmann, D. Slayton Avery, Sue Spitulnik, Tammy L. “TOF” Gajewski, Jerome Patryjak, and head buckaroo Charli Mills. Also, much appreciation to the photographer, Ariele Pizzo, and book designer, Laura Smyth.
© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2026)
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He’d woken up to thick haze, followed by blinding white lightning that would have lit him up like a cartoon skeleton, and thunder, mere seconds later, that rocked his small sailboat; he was glad he’d traveled farther up the coast to this tiny and deep protected harbor.
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Join us for a weekly blog party in Six Sentence Stories, hosted by Denise and attended by some mighty fine, fun folk. Prompt word=THUNDER. Read, write and come back for more SIX SENTENCE STORIES.
Thunder just past midnight wakes me, causes my cat to lift his head and chirrup, then press himself deeper into my side and relax: all is well with the world.
Earlier in the day, a friend and I had emerged from a soft dirt path and shaded woods by the Mississippi into a blaze of July that took our breath away and slowed our steps.
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