by Karen Malley | Jan 20, 2024 | Short Story
Maddie hurried toward the front of the shopping center where Zoey stood, her scarf wrapped around the bottom half of her face and her hands jammed into her coat pockets. “I’m sorry I’m late. You could have waited inside.” Zoey pulled her scarf from her mouth. “No...
by Karen Malley | Jan 13, 2024 | Short Story
Greg grumbled at the mess in front of him. He’d spent nearly thirty minutes trying to smooth the spackle over the hole in the drywall. What he expected to be a simple job was chewing up half his morning. At this rate, Mike would be here before he was even close to...
by Karen Malley | Jan 6, 2024 | Short Story
(Note: this is a continuation of last week’s post Trusting Him) Bill grinned at the man approaching in the church foyer. “John! How are you?” John stopped in his tracks and squinted. “Bill? Is that you? You look great!” Bill patted his gut. “Lost 25...
by Karen Malley | Dec 29, 2023 | Devotional
Bill scooted his chair a little closer to the fire. “Thanks for having us over this weekend. It’s so nice to get away.” He glanced back toward the cabin. “I guess the ladies got sidetracked.” John smiled. “Not surprised. I expect they’re sitting in the living room...
by Karen Malley | Dec 22, 2023 | Short Story
“OK, Mom. Have a nice time at church tonight. I’ll try to get over a little early to help you with the meal tomorrow.” Ellen frowned at the phone. “I don’t plan to go to church tonight.” “But it’s Christmas Eve. Why wouldn’t you go to church?” Tori’s voice was...
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