New years eve Stories

The stone above Bantry harbour has worn down to nearly nothing, but the old Irish can still be read if you press your fingers into the grooves. The fishermen's wives used to recite it to their daughters, who forgot it. Only Maeve Drennan kept it, spoke it aloud each Sunday to no one: When the circle turns on the western shore, earth and sea will bear fire, and fire will know the air, and the old world will pass. Maeve was...

For several weeks after their trip to Maui, Kathy and Brock continued to forge their relationship and both saw the possibility of wedding bells. As the trees turned color after an Indian Summer, they started discussing the plans for the upcoming holidays. By now, Kathy had met all of Brock’s family, his parents, his brother and sister, and their spouses, and some of the extended family. The entire Roberts family was large...