Anna fidgeted with the side of her tunic as she stood, waiting. The group of men before her were all familiar to her, but she had never before been called to the formal assembly. Her eyes focused on Tamal as the Rabbi rose and walked to the center of the large room and stopped a few feet in front of… Read More Fiction Friday – The Summons – Flash Fiction… Read More Fiction Friday – The Summons – Flash Fiction
My hands were stained with the evidence of my guilt. There was no way of turning back the grains of time and undoing my sin; not even if I’d wanted to… which I wasn’t sure I did. I had tried to resist. But passion is hard to endure. The past few days I had done… Read More Caught – Flash Fiction… Read More Caught – Flash Fiction
I found it in the attic and just hung it in the living room last night. The mirror had been my grandmother’s. Now, here I stood with my own grandchild in my arms, looking at the one piece of history that I still had of my childhood. My grandmother always hung it over her sofa, so… Read More The Mirror – flash fiction… Read More The Mirror – flash fiction
It didn’t take long for the frightened young Kaitlyn to settle in for the long flight. The little imp, who had been so petrified as she first stepped through the main cabin door, was now tirelessly bombarding the businessman next to her with questions. Meg, the flight attendant, could see the man’s frustration level reaching… Read More Friday Fiction – Plastic Wings… Read More Friday Fiction – Plastic Wings
I should have had my head bowed during the offering prayer, but I was watching Sarah. She was watching the light shining through the stain-glass window, flooding the sanctuary with blue, green, and purple sunbeams. Sarah pulled her hand from her mouth, shoved it between her lap, and the pew where she sat a few feet… Read More Friday Fiction – Sarah’s Song – Flash Fiction… Read More Friday Fiction – Sarah’s Song – Flash Fiction
Momma looked down on me with her lips pressed all tight and flat. I knew that look. That was the “You’re really in trouble” look. My arms held on tightly to my package. I was so proud… or I had been just a few minutes ago. It wasn’t often that Momma entrusted me with… Read More Friday Fiction – The Shopping List… Read More Friday Fiction – The Shopping List