In Memory of Don

When spring has come and all the woods rejoice,  all kin awake and join in a large crowd,   They can’t help hear a strong and joyful voice,  that cuts above the rest and speaks aloud.  A voice that signals like…

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Xpedition 84

South Africa,  1984  I  “So now that we’re all on the same page, is it official that I say… call us a team?” asked Lana, her golden retriever energy pulsing over her gleeful face. Lana had her eyes on Xadie…

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Catastrophe

An accident leads to a traumatic haunting    It isn’t my fault. Those words keep repeating over and over in my head with each wave of ice that pelts the car. My grip on the steering wheel is so tight…

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Ghazal

Its doors shudder open like the jaws of a creature yawning and swallow me whole – the bus —   as I step over the crater where rain loves to pool, between sidewalk and vehicle onto the bus.  Its hunger never…

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Wait out the storm

A gas station attendant has an encounter with the unknown Gusts of wind howled outside, rocking the icy windows so hard they might crack. The door blew open at the wind’s command, the bells chiming as it moved, welcoming more…

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A little diner off of the highway

A detective has a run-in with an urban myth The diner sat between the long, cracked highway and the rocky, forested hills. Its sign claimed it was home to the best burger in the north, but for more than twenty…

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Graveyard Fruit

A grieving person has a spiritual encounter in a graveyard I stood before a tombstone, black rock glittered as the sun’s rays fell upon it, illuminating an incomplete inscription. “Husband William Jacobs 1930-2023 and Wife Mary Jacobs 1935 –”   “I…

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Hallway of shadows

A child experiences the horrors of the unknown The dark expanse of the hall loomed outside of their bedroom door. They simply wanted water. Before the move, it was part of their nightly routine, sitting a glass by their bed.…

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