I lift my paddle for a moment, hearing but not noting the drip of water that slides off its smooth, blond curve. My canoe slices through the morning cool, bisecting and self-healing the waters as I pass. Below the dark water, silent lake grass caresses sand and small, secret pebbles. Continue reading
peace
Breaking Chains
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It had been one of their worst sessions, one in a steadily shortening list of tasks required to win her freedom. Continue reading
New Holiday Tradition 2020
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The family was back together for another holiday celebration, and things had been going pretty much the way she had expected.
This one was shiny and brassy with booze and loud opinions. Continue reading
Love Hurts
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Amber didn’t know why she was so shocked that it had happened once again, under almost identical circumstances, with the same person; everyone else seemed to get it but her friend, Mae. Continue reading
Time Lost
Elbows on bent knees,
Hands dangle between, wings on a gentle-breezed bird.
Butt planted, chilly on Autumnal Earth.
Grass spent, golden and crackling
Under a sky sharp as blue porcelain.
Leaves flicker down from balding trees,
The memories still, cut deep.
Valley of the Trolls 