It's hard to describe the crash, really. It didn't sound like splitting into a fall. It just sounded like a huge thing loudly falling into itself and onto the ground simultaneously. I'm standing in what used to be the goat pen while my son plays on its hillside. The goats have been sheltered on the… Continue reading The Dead Tree & Other Recollections of Life
Category: Short Stories
Please Don’t Scratch the Paint Off My Door
This is my first short story in several years. I'm excited to walk back into the short story world and share this with you. (And more to come!) I hope this piece drives the point home in a light-hearted but profound way. We can change the narrative. I knock on her door. Freshly painted, freshly… Continue reading Please Don’t Scratch the Paint Off My Door
I Forgot the Life I Had
Our home has been been forged in memories, tears, laughter, sorrow, hope...and yes, even heartache. My load is heavy tonight, the sorrow is in every exhale. I hold the box too heavy to bear, and I shove it to the darkest corner that I can find. This is how I feel. My muscles ache from… Continue reading I Forgot the Life I Had
She Asked Where Did the Time Go
She asked, Where did the time go? So I took her to the prettiest house on the block. I opened the door and I told her to go before me. We found time in the small living room with worn blue recliners and an ugly brown couch. We saw time in the conversations that could… Continue reading She Asked Where Did the Time Go
Sierra V. Fedorko 