by Karen Malley | Feb 10, 2024 | Short Story
John pushed open the front door and set his briefcase on the ground, bending down to greet Zoey, his faithful German Shepherd. “Hey, girl.” Zoey wagged her tail and wriggled in delight as John stroked her head. Some of the tension melted from between John’s shoulders....
by Karen Malley | Feb 1, 2024 | Short Story
Sue pulled her wool hat over her ears and locked the front door. When she reached the end of the driveway, Betty was already approaching, her cheeks pink from the cold. “You got here fast. I thought we were meeting halfway.” Betty rubbed her gloved hands together....
by Karen Malley | Jan 27, 2024 | Short Story
Jessica moved the rolling pin back and forth over the graham crackers in the bag, crushing them to pieces. The neighbors had asked her to bring her famous toffee and fudge bars to the picnic, and the graham cracker base was the first step. She rolled the pin, grinding...
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...
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