This story is one of the January Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. I hear his footsteps long before I bother to speak. Link has never been a big guy, but his steps have always been loud, and they’re even louder out here in the snow-covered woods. “You’re following me,” I say […]
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One year ago today You were suddenly taken away By the hands of God Your soul was eternally saved I tearfully watched your body shut down As your soul peacefully rose up You watched over me as I wept Holding me closely as I was forced to accept The blessing that seemed tragedy Driving helpless […]
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The performing arts center is too small to hold the entire festival and the spillover is cupped in a stone cathedral. The poets stand in the pulpit and the audience sits in the pews, listening to voices echo off of stained glass windows and high wooden rafters. As I gaze into the tranquil face of […]
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The solace seekers search for something that will help them escape. On hands and knees with their magnifying glasses. They scour the Earth, Ripping their eyes out so they dangle from the optical nerve — ghouls that wander at night. They think they will find solace this way. But I have a secret: Solace doesn’t […]
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