When I drove down the lane to our cabin I could see a vehicle parked in front. I didn't recognize it. I drove past it and to the rear. I got out, opened the barn door, and then parked my van inside. Pulling the door shut I walked around to the front to ch...
After only a few minutes on the road I turned around and drove back down the gravel road into the hollow where we lived. I tried to pull in quietly as I put the van in the barn. Then I waited a little longer, hoping Jessica would think I wouldn't be back...
It was early afternoon. I had been delivering some pottery to customers around the area. My wife and I had a small business out of our home. I had told Jessica that I'd be home around six in the evening but the trip had been quicker than I expected and I...
Dearest husband, Oh, it has been such long winter, and you have been working so hard without a break. You looked tired when we talked last on Skype and I thought it would be a wonderful to get away for a few days — somewhere phones don't ring and we c...
"An elf? You saw an elf? You can't be serious," Sylvia almost screamed at her friend. "Julie, what in the world are you talking about? That is absolutely nuts, saying you have seen an elf. Seriously, where did this come from?" Julie and Sylvia were st...
The last two years since my husband died have been very difficult for me. My friends have been kind to me, and I cannot really claim to have been lonely. In fact, at times I would have valued a little space to come to terms with my loss. What I have misse...
