The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: The harder she scratch away at her forearm the quicker the flesh fell away. From outside the containment unit Dr. Elana Miles and Dr. Mark Rustenburg watched on dismay as the …
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: He was lying face down on the raft. At first we thought he was sleeping with his head using the inflated side as a pillow and one hand hanging over grazing the water’s edge but…
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: Risking one’s life to save a kitten’s was not something I ever thought I would do. I don’t even like cats. But there I was climbing up the closest tree next to an apartment building…
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: “But momma, I don’t wanna to sleep in the car again tonight! I wanna go home. I wanna see Daddy and Millie.” As I lie in the cot lined up against one cold wall of…
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: The family camp. Flies, heat, dust, and a dock leading to cool blue heaven. Dad could always be found in his collapsible aluminum chair with a fishing pole in one hand and a Budweiser in…
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: I sat in the taxi fidgeting the tulle under my gown and thinking I’d rather be at home in my flannel pajamas instead of going to …
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: Marcus could hear the horn sound in the distance, a sign he was getting closer to the island. Soon he would be face to face with the father he left behind ten years ago. Every…
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: I come from a long line of animal healers — almost four generations. I say almost because I haven’t decided if this is a family tradition I want to keep alive. Don’t get me wrong,…