by Karen Malley | Nov 7, 2020 | Short Story
“And how’s one of my favorite saints doing today?” Pastor John bellowed, his body nearly filling the doorframe. The frail body in the bed before him was a stark contrast. A weak voice spoke. “Not at my best today, I’m afraid.” John pulled a chair up to the bedside....
by Karen Malley | Oct 31, 2020 | Short Story
Cassie crumpled the paper in her fist. The eviction notice was the last straw. How could this have happened? Slumping down against the dirty, peeling wallpaper, she weighed her options. Crawling back to her parents was out of the question. Her father made that quite...
by Karen Malley | Oct 25, 2020 | Short Story
Monica loaded the last of the bags into her car, shut the door, and slumped against it. Thank heavens the rummage sale was over. Only six bags of miscellaneous “treasures” remained to donate. What a whirlwind. Every spare minute of the past two weeks went to sorting,...
by Karen Malley | Oct 18, 2020 | Short Story
Rachel grunted in frustration, trying desperately to get the squirming Timmy into a clean diaper. She sighed. It was getting harder and harder the bigger he got. She glanced up at the wall calendar. Three days and he’d be seven. Another birthday, another year with no...
by Karen Malley | Oct 11, 2020 | Short Story
“What’s this?” Bobby entered the living room, holding up the plastic stick so the two pink lines were visible to everyone. Dad’s face darkened. “Where did you get that?” “I knocked Kay’s trash can over with my ball, and this...
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