This was written for a writing prompt where you had to use the word “Cheers”. I thought it was appropriate to repost since we are near New Years Eve. “Cheers!” She was the last one to raise her glass and the only one not to take a sip. He was the only one who knewContinue reading “CHEERS!”
Category Archives: Stories
A Dollhouse Halloween (350 Words)
The uncarved pumpkin sits innocently on the front steps. The orange gourd welcomes autumn to the home. You do not notice the skeletal figure draped in black standing in the corner until you approach the steps. Its pedestal forces the welcome mat to lay askew at its presence. You notice and try to adjust theContinue reading “A Dollhouse Halloween (350 Words)”
Throwback Thursday: FALLING LEAVES, WARM MEMORIES (A Snippet from a piece written in 2020)
By the time Patricia stepped outside into the brisk Virginia air, the leaves were already on fire. She smiled sheepishly at the memories swirling inside her mind and heart. She pulled the crocheted shawl, irregularly shaped from her first attempt at the craft, tighter around her shoulders. Stepping off the wrap-around porch and following theContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: FALLING LEAVES, WARM MEMORIES (A Snippet from a piece written in 2020)”
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Learning to Love Leftovers (March 2020)
This was written when Covid-19 hit all of us (and the grocery stores) hard.
Raelyn Pracht 