Alice said, bursting into their shared room. She was smiling, in spite of her flushed face. Evelyn chuckled at Alice’s exuberance as she finished putting on her shoes and stood. Her stomach twisted with the same cramping sensation she’d experienced the night before. She in...
She’d eaten her lunch quickly, then walked to the tree lot down the block, a few dollars from Dale tucked into her coat pocket, to finally purchase a tree. Customers still filled the main room as she propped the fir tree into a corner. Things had been overly busy the past ...
The absence of the intense aches and exhaustion made him wonder for a moment if he’d died. Then he turned his head and the light faded, replaced by an even better sight. Livy lay on the floor, her back to him. Her shoulders rose and fell with gentle breathing, her hair spread out behind her. &nbs...
Nora didn’t answer his loud knocking on the front or back door either. Colin jammed his hands into his pockets, as much for warmth as from habit. The morning had turned cool and the heavy clouds overhead promised rain before the afternoon. Was Nora so angry she refused to ...
But despite the delicious smells and the sweet taste of the molasses he drizzled over everything, he could barely choke down the meal.“You haven’t touched much of your food, Caleb,” Grandma Jones said, giving him a long look.Caleb ate another bite and swallowed. “Not because it isn’t excellent. I...