Continue On Saturdays

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: I met Court down by Rayborn’s swimming hole. He splashed me on purpose and I got mad at him on purpose. He laughed, I flipped my wet hair and swam away. I didn’t think he…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: I was waiting for my sister Annie to come back to the car with news of the job. It was raining so heavy it was hard to see ten feet away but I kept my…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: “What do you mean you are married?” he said. I felt like I had been punched in the gut. He stepped away from me and raised his palms toward me. “What have we been doing…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: I knew he was being patronizing but I was still glad that he showed up. That someone I trusted was within an arm’s length of me. I didn’t reach out for him, I just looked…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: Charlotte Greene let out a yelp in anticipation of the hot tea cup she dropped in her lap. When the steamy liquid actually made contact with her skin she took a sharp intake of breath…