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Mama Stops the Hourglass

Riding into town, I look at the rearview mirror, see my daughter in the back, bouncing with the bumps on … More

creative writing, daughter, death, family, fiction, flash fiction, loss, mother, nostalgia, time

Warm Winter, Sun Worshiper

Among the days which scatter across the week, I keep going back to an image in my head. Not sure … More

creative writing, daughter, family, fiction, flash fiction, loss, mother, short story

Beagle in the Pumpkin Patch

Small feet in small shoes, clasped with small buckles, ran along the rows of sleeping pumpkins. ‘In the pumpkin patch! … More

afterlife, autumn, books, children, creative writing, death, dogs, fall, fiction, flash fiction, halloween, life after death, loss, mother, october, pets, short fiction, short story, story, writer, writing

Mom at the Apple Tree

   Pooka sits on my chest as if she were a mother hen. I think she thinks, My girl is … More

anthology, apple tree, apples, autumn, book, books, cat, creative, creative writing, dog, fall, family, fiction, flash, flash fiction, flash story, ghost, loss, mother, pets, short fiction, short story, story, tree, writer, writing

The Waves

Her phone rings rings rings – riiiing. Hello Hi, you little thing She drops the phone. Cries out. Little thing, … More

beach, daughter, death, fiction, flash fiction, flash story, mom, mother, short story, story, waves, writer
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