Everyone wanted her. The most beautiful girl in the village. It was said that her bride price would be something above fifteen pigs. The young men of the village started earning, saving, scrimping, and flirting years before she hit her 18th birthday, marriageable age. Ras was one of the competitors. And he wasn’t blind. Hila was …
“Man, oh man, what a lot of sky!” Melly sang out as she woke in the morning, springing to her feet and racing to the window. “What a lot of dirt, you mean,” her twin sister Mal grumbled as she rolled out of bed. Melly laughed. “Oh, don’t be such a sourpuss, Mal,” she said …
Toby was lying by the side of the road when Mac found him. “Oh no, boy,” Mac said, kneeling by Toby’s prostrate form. “What happened to you? We gotta get you to a hospital.” So saying, Mac gently cradled Toby in a blanket, placed him in the car, and then drove as fast as he …
“Will you play catch with me?” Krista asked, standing at the door to Joey’s bedroom. She was holding a softball and the glove Dad had bought her for her sixth birthday last month. “Not right now,” ten-year-old Joey said, rolling off his bed and grabbing his mitt. “Duncan and the others are waiting for me …
Don’t touch the rabbit! Grandma saidThe rabbit with the silver headTucked in a bag, to keep him clean,But he was lonely, I could see.I reach inside, I pat his cheek,Leaving behind a muddy streakGrandma pretended not to seeShe knew that Rabbit needed me Note: For Vivian Kirkfield’s contest: https://viviankirkfield.com/wp-comments-post.php Thank you for this opportunity! …
“Marianna! Come and help me deliver this casserole to Grandma Smithers,” Marianna’s mother called from downstairs. “She is still recovering from a broken hip and it’s not convenient for her to get around. I promised to send her a casserole for dinner tonight, but I have a few more chores to finish up here, and …
The Bread Man walked among the animals of the forest, enjoying the fresh air and sunlight. Just then, he saw a rabbit, leaning against a tree. “What’s wrong, Rabbit?” The Bread Man asked. “I have been hunting for berries and nuts to eat, but this time of year, there aren’t enough,” Rabbit said. “And I …
“Please Daddy! Please Daddy, may we have a kitty?” My youngest, Abigail, begged as her older sisters folded their hands and looked at me with their best puppy eyes. I had heard this plea from one of the three girls for too long and I was growing tired of it. “Look, girls,” I said. “I …
Frances Fowler’s to-do list: Hide CD player, radio, and all of Emmy’s death metal CDs before she wakes up Feed Herbert Go shopping: restock on frozen mice for Herbert gallon tub of strawberry-chip ice cream dark chocolate brownie mix M&Ms laxatives canned tuna random formal dress from discount racks rent Emmy’s favorite chick flicks Make …
Myron was two minutes younger than Murray. Though born of the same parents on the same day in the same place, the two brothers were more different than if they had been born in different countries and eras and families. Murray was fair, Myron was dark. Murray was artistic, Myron mathematical. Murray was tanned and …
