Tag: fiction

Anticipating Harvest

Where did he go, she wondered, when he left her? His retreat was much more than physical absence. No, this separation ran deeper. He left not only her, but himself and the world as well. While he remained in that suspended state, efforts to harvest even the slightest sprout of affection from him proved fruitless;…

By Lisa September 26, 2017 Off

Shattered

The house bore 300 years of family history in its hard stone walls, and while Miranda’s time here had always been joyful, she couldn’t help but feel that there was something caught here, something beyond the surface of the walls. The large plate glass mirrors in the parlor and the upstairs hallway in particular had…

By Lisa September 21, 2017 Off

Open Water

“You’re afraid of the water,” they said when Morgan bought the little sailboat, “why would you buy a boat?” They laughed when she said, “Just in case.” It was true that Morgan feared the water, and so it was no surprise to anyone – Morgan included – that year after year the little boat stayed…

By Lisa September 14, 2017 Off

In the Morning Light

Looking at Paris in this light, Jean-Luc mourned the passing of time. He sat easily on the park bench with one arm draped over the back and pulled a slow, hard drag from his cigarette. The slightest whisper of morning rose behind the trees and bathed the park in elegant rose-gold dew. As the hour…

By Lisa June 20, 2017 Off

The View from My Window

I can tell just by looking at the sky that it is a perfect early summer evening. My mind drifts from the droning conversation in the room – group sharing or something equally ineffective – and leaps instead to the tree branches the wind jostles playfully just outside the second-floor window. I can guess the…

By Lisa June 16, 2017 Off

Liftoff

Jack stabbed angrily at the controls, slammed the flight manual shut, then threw it at the panel. Was Andie seriously sitting there on the platform reading when he was about to make the most important test flight of his life, the one that would determine all of their fates? “Hey, man, take it easy on the machinery, wouldja?”…

By Lisa June 8, 2017 Off

Weekend Business

Gail signed the document, then locked and patted her briefcase. “Business awaits. Will you be OK this weekend?” Recalling the suspicious “business” charges on their Visa statement, she imagines how Rich’s face will look later when the card is declined. With a dismissive wave, Gail smiles. “I’m sure I will.” ~~~~~ A bit of an update……

By Lisa June 7, 2017 Off

A Familiar Content

It is almost time. Steam rises in front of me, blurring my vision slightly. I inhale deeply, taking in all that I can by breath. A gentle heat kisses my cheek, turning my skin warm and moist. Bright flashes of orange and green swim before my eyes, darting impishly in and out of bouncy cream-colored curls. Metal brushes…

By Lisa June 6, 2017 Off

Master of None

Emily sat alone in the hot sunlight on the pier, her feet dangling just above the surface of the water but not close enough to break it. It’s how she felt often lately, like she was on the verge of something, positioned to jump in with both feet, but unable to put even a tentative toe forward to…

By Lisa May 26, 2017 Off