Holiday
Movies for the Season: Soul Food
Entertainment has always had a knack for setting the tone for the holidays, especially when it comes to music and film. When talking about Thanksgiving one of the best movies to emphasize the importance of family and why we should be thankful for its foundation is Soul Food.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Until Hell Freezes Over
🎄🎄🎄 Leather couches can be hard, cold, or inviting. Today, it was cold. Ten years had passed since my Lori died. My daughter Joni was away at dental school, preparing to succeed my practice. The mantle clock ticked the seconds as two words racked my mind. What next? Ramee, the hound curled on the couch beside me, remained silent.
By J. S. Wade2 years ago in Fiction
Rainy days
The city lay beneath a blanket of gray clouds, as if the heavens themselves had opened up to release a cascade of liquid music. Raindrops, like delicate notes of a piano, tapped against windows and danced upon the streets, transforming the mundane into a symphony of sound and rhythm. Streets glistened with reflections of city lights, and the air carried a petrichor scent, as if the earth exhaled in relief.
By Prasanna S2 years ago in Fiction
Deck The Halls
Brody hated Christmas. Well, maybe ‘hated’ was a strong term. He strongly disliked Christmas. He didn’t have some tragic story about being neglected on the family-focused holiday. His parents always got him and his older siblings plenty of presents and his mom and sister always prepared a huge feast that left them sleeping on the floor for the rest of the afternoon.
By Katie Tuttle2 years ago in Fiction
Honest to a Fault
I‘m not used to attending parties where copious amounts of alcohol are served, not even while in college. They frown on that in the Southern Baptist college I received my business degree from. Yet here I was, at the company Christmas party, feeling woefully out of place. While everyone else imbibed heavily with various alcoholic beverages, dancing uninhibited; I stood awkwardly in a corner, nursing a red Dixie cup half full of too sweet, lukewarm apple cider. Dale, my supervisor, encouraged me to attend. He’s always telling me I need to loosen up, so, I took his advice. Normally, I would be home curled up with a book or attending a church service. I hoped I had put in enough of an appearance and decided to call it a night.
By Kim Brewer2 years ago in Fiction
