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Sticks and Stones

02/07/201704/21/2018 / Liz H-H / 6 Comments

Two boys huddled on the battlement wall, wind-blown and on fire with An Idea.

pony-2Between them the small catapult waited, fragrant with fresh-tanned leather straps. A pile of stones glittered, rubbed free of ocean, with chapped hands and tunics needing a wash. Continue reading →

What Darkness Inspires

01/29/201704/21/2018 / Liz H-H / 2 Comments

moon

There was little light in the cellar, but it was nothing to the darkness of the army of boot heels sinking into the bloody ground overhead. Continue reading →

Worth Preserving

01/17/201704/21/2018 / Liz H-H / 2 Comments

Image of Bluebells of Scotland“Enough of that,” he snapped off the television and stepped onto the back porch. Easing into a wooden rocking chair, he cupped his hands around his coffee, Continue reading →

Living Well By Rambling On

01/02/201704/21/2018 / Liz H-H / 4 Comments

hatchShe flattened the canvas bag for a clearer view out the back windows, smoothing the thick blue rug that had graced the tiny apartments of uncounted siblings and cousins. Continue reading →

Happier

12/23/201605/15/2018 / Liz H-H / Leave a comment

14-summer-beachHappier…

Rolls and soughs

A sweeping of sand across sand, the Continue reading →

Cross-Country is a Girl’s Best Friend

12/12/201604/21/2018 / Liz H-H / 6 Comments

 

snow-tracksA bowl of nuts dominated the coffee table, a nutcracker standing sentry, ready for service. Three wooden bowls with three types of crackers surround the cheese log, like wise men around The Child. Continue reading →

Powerless

10/28/201604/21/2018 / Liz H-H / Leave a comment

microfiction-madnessMore than powerless: feckless. More than feckless: foolish.
Not foolish: mere spot on a distant edge of

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