Tag Archives: love

Jimsy and the Shoelaces

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Lynette

As she stopped to catch her breath, she looked back to see if the cat was still following her. There were cat-missing posters on several street corners on the way she walked to the park, but this was a different … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Swim

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Lynette

  She felt for the lock in the dark locker room.  She knew the combination by feel, the tumblers clicking in their familiar pattern. She dare not turn on the light in case the security guard saw. At this time … Continue reading →

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Mischka and the Tree

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Lynette

There was something not quite right about the window. He looked at it again. What was wrong?  Ah, he thought. Mischka has pushed one of the window slats out of line. He reached over his desk and pushed the slat … Continue reading →

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Slide

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Lynette

With her faded dress and worn shoes, she knew she couldn’t go to her normal haunts, like her favorite bookstore or the tea shop where they served her favorite scones. She’d dashed out of the house intending to just drop some … 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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Pie and Ice Cream

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Lynette

He sat alone in the coffee shop by the window. Cold grey sleet made a ticky ticky sound on the glass before it turned to water and ran like tears down the pane. Loosely he held the hot cup in … Continue reading →

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