The bread knife slipped, leaving a thin red line across my thumb before I even felt the sting. On the…
Stories
Three Suitcases Left in the Rain and Nineteen Million Dollars in Cancun
The wet white lily in my hand was losing its petals to the damp grass before the minister finished the…
Packing Three Bags and Leaving a Thirty Year Marriage Behind
The oven mitt had a worn patch right between the thumb and forefinger where the insulation had bunched up over…
A Two Thousand Dollar Nebraska Land Purchase Leads to a Federal Fraud Case
The yellow envelope from the county was damp on one corner when the delivery driver handed it over. He did…
Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars Gone and the Long Road Home to Martha
The blue ceramic mug felt heavier than usual as I filled it. The hum of our old kitchen refrigerator sounded…
Yellow Sweater My Daughter Left Behind on the Back Porch
Baxter, our old retriever, had never scratched at the kitchen glass with that kind of wet, desperate whine. I sat…
Ten Years in a Cobbler Shop Led to a Decision on Thanksgiving
Richard Dalton stood three inches from my finishing machine, his gray wool trousers too close to the spinning sanding wheel.…
Miriam Found a Reflection in a Mirror That Ended Her Marriage
Arthur adjusted his collar and squinted at his screen, his thumb hovering over the glass while the kitchen refrigerator hummed…
What the Bible actually declares regarding the SIN OF CREMATION is that...see more
The black ink of Raymond’s pen made a sharp scratching sound as he drew a thick line through the second…
Forty Thousand Dollars in Marked Bills Found in a Safe Deposit Box
The brass key to safe deposit box number 214 had a tiny, jagged scratch on its bow shaped like a…