Author Archives: Lynette

The Loop

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Lynette

  To his horror, he realized he’d been this way before, but it had been a dream then, and it was very very real now, as the road curved to the right and then to the left.  He slowed his … Continue reading →

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Casper and the Lamb

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Lynette

She held the baby lamb in her arms. It was cold in the barn stall and she could hear the rustling of horses in the other stalls. The lamb was growing cold too.  It had died the hour before. She … Continue reading →

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Word of the Year 2019

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Lynette
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Particles in Space

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Lynette

Space always looked so beautiful from inside the spacecraft but now it had a whole different feel, he thought. He gazed out the window at the stars. There were so many millions of them to see, when one was floating … Continue reading →

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The Woman in the Lake

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Lynette

  She lay exhausted staring at the still wet canvas. It stretched around three walls of the room. She’d pulled all the furniture out of the home office so she’d have room to staple the canvas to the walls.  She was … Continue reading →

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The Well in the Garden

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Lynette

There was a legend about the well in the garden and he knew about it from whispers here and there but his grandmother told him that he would be told the whole legend when he was ready. “When am I … Continue reading →

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Mermaid Girl

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Lynette

Bacon sandwiches always reminded her of her very favorite vacation as a child. Her dad had borrowed his cousin’s trailer and their family had stayed two weeks at a campground at the beach. Two weeks was a lifetime for a … Continue reading →

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The Names on the List

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Lynette

Half the names on the list had already been crossed off.  He looked at his watch and then at the list again. John had left him the names on the far side of town, which was a typical thing for … Continue reading →

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Throwing Horseshoes

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Lynette

He wanted to tell him how much he loved him but his father was gone now. Not gone meaning dead, just gone driven down the road, dust rising in the air. His father was more distant these recent days and … Continue reading →

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The Telling

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Lynette

He waited until her husband was out of the room, then he threw his empty plastic cup at her head. She ducked and it clattered on the wall behind her, a few drops of beer landing on her dress. “I … Continue reading →

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