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It was the beginning of a new year. Emma loved new beginnings and this year’s new beginning was at the fitness center.       Emma knew she wasn’t going to reclaim the body she had in her 20’s; her goal was to get to a healthy weight and keep her…

Amy sat in her black Honda in a parking lot hidden by a grove of trees. Her thoughts tumbled in her mind like clothes in a dryer. Thoughts about the unchecked items on her “to do” list, her brother’s concerns about their aging mother, the news update on world…

My mother passed on August 23, 2023, at 7:04 PM and I believe God waited until she was His before taking her home.   Why would I believe this? The events that transpired from December, 2022, until the last eight days of her life could only have been under…

Three planters sit on her patio. Two hold scarlet geraniums and one fragrant basil. She lifts a planter to make room for a bird bath and light hits the dark place beneath it revealing a swarm of black bugs. Startled, she steps back, as the bugs flee the light…

The shelves were covered with history books. Some thick and leather bound with gold letters that hinted at their content. Others tall and slim wore paper covers with photographs that revealed their content.  These books fed her uncle’s appetite for history. The young girl snatched one from the shelf…