She barely listened to Grace yammering away about a movie she’d seen at the picture show in Lancaster, her fingers not moving half as fast as her friend’s mouth as she worked up a new batch of cinnamon rolls. Grace scooped snickerdoodle batter onto the baking sheets and ke...
I’m growing weary of “Crying in the Chapel.” But there isn’t much to do but wait and hope. I bought an assortment of sodas for everyone at a nearby general store, along with cookies and chips, and brought them back to the chapel. It’s given me something useful to do. But now it gives me something...
He tried to get my father to come to the door, but under the threat of being arrested, he finally backed down and walked back to the gate. “What are you so angry about?” Sophia asks her son while hanging onto my arm, keeping me close to make sure I’m all right. He points toward the rise hiding th...
The blade bit through the pulpy wood, splitting it down the middle, until the ax hit the chop block and jarred his arms, shoulders, and back. He tossed the spliced wood into a pile, grabbed another thick piece, and chopped it in two. The heavy scent of smoke hung in the ai...
Over the last year I’ve learned advertising is vital to business. I park my Volvo behind the truck. Rake and shovel handles stick over the edge of the tailgate. Several refrigerator-sized cardboard boxes are piled into the bed. Around the side of the house, where the battery-powered pink Barbie J...
Roc carried the equipment, noticing in the corner two rifles. Twenty-twos. He remembered Samuel saying he hunted deer and quail during season. But these might be handy for something else. “Do you need help?” Rachel asked, backtracking to see what had delayed him. &nb...