Tag Archives: Casper

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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Chicken Soup

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Lynette

“He had a well-bred face,” her mother said, stirring a pot on the stove. “Or as my mama would say, a horsey face. He would have made a handsome horse in fact. Teeth that were a bit over-sized and looked … Continue reading →

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Under the Oak Tree

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Lynette

There was just one person she needed. And he’d moved to another city far away from the farm she still lived on with her parents.  The night before he left they sat together under the oak tree, watching the horses  … Continue reading →

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Casper

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Lynette

‘This is what we do with the horses,’ she said as she sponged her mother’s hot face, dripping water everywhere. Her mother smiled a shaky little smile. The sky was blue from horizon to horizon on the flat grasslands. Not … Continue reading →

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