Rose sat hugging her daughter in her Anderson bomb shelter. She was exhausted. Air raid sirens and explosions had kept her awake all night. And then it had gone quiet. Very quiet. Emerging from the shelter she was shocked. All the windows of her home had been blown out. Her neighbour’s house was gone. There... Continue Reading →

With her luxurious faux-fur coat wrapped around her, Gloria glides past the doorman into the palatial hotel lobby. “Chérieee!” she waves, recognizing the gentleman holding a leather duffle bag. He reaches out, sweeps her into his strong arms and kisses her. Gloria responds and then releases his hold, seductively leading him to the elevator. The... Continue Reading →

Martha peeled the golden sheath off the onion and began dicing it. “Mom, what are you doing?” Ellie asked, walking into the kitchen. “Making a poultice for Jake. I heard him coughing all night.” “Seriously? You know the drugstores are full of meds for this.” “I know that. But there’s nothing better than an old-fashioned... Continue Reading →

Claire’s red Audi TT screeched to a halt just as the ambulance pulled away. She rushed into her sister’s house. “What happened to Dad?” Ellie waved her into the kitchen. “He saw Maggie biking her trailer full of strawberries toward town and chased her on his scooter.” “Why would he do that?” “Claims he loves... Continue Reading →