Sweat cooled on his brow and neck, and it felt good after so much heat. With some effort, he managed to sit up in the bed. The room was murky, shadows on shadows. The space between the drapes was dark. He listened for sounds in the house, but he only heard the distant clopping of hooves on stone....
I sat up in bed and threw my legs off the side and just sat there shaking off the sleep. Coffee was going to be my first priority, immediately after getting dressed. I found my bag and threw on the first pair of jeans I found, and a t-shirt. I shuffled out into the living area and took stock of m...
Since she worked so late at the factory, I wasn’t used to Ma waking before me, but from the sounds and smells emerging from the kitchen I could tell she’d already been up for a good long while. In the kitchen I found her turning chicken in the skillet. Potatoes for a salad boiled on the stove, an...