Wildflower_Leland's Penumbra_The Iron Guard_A New Christmas Carol
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Wildflower
Jenny steadied herself with her left hand as she squatted among the rubble. With her right hand, she tried to push aside a slab of siding jammed against the remains of the patio table. She’d taken off her work gloves when the insurance agent stopped by, and then plunged back into the debris, forgetting where she’d set them. With shards of glass covering the ground, she moved cautiously. But she thought she’d seen a familiar bit of red ceramic among the jumble of splintered boards and branches. She kept pushing through bits and pieces.One more heave. A brick clunked to the ground, and she saw t...
Leland's Penumbra
Sunlight crawled through Leland’s bedroom and finally reached his right cheek. The warm caress on his face and the fragrance of blooming flowers tantalized his senses. For once in a long while, waking up was easy. Many years separated the last time he left his curtains open to allow the outside world to peak into his solitude. He wasted no time and rolled out of bed. Age had prohibited him from leaping, but that is what occurred in his mind.With unbounded energy, he breezed through his morning activity of getting ready for the day. Everything in his home seemed brighter, and the black raspberr...
The Iron Guard
Al exited the hotel at 11 am on the dot. He was very particular about his punctuality. He tucked the medallion that hung around his neck out of sight beneath his shirt and stepped down off the wooden veranda on to the main street of Colby.Al enjoyed his job, but things had got more complicated in recent years. And much more dangerous for sure. Being an ‘Iron Guard’ — so-called thanks to the ‘Iron Horse’ trains whose cargo he was to protect — paid well, but many he’d known had long since retired, and not always voluntarily. With fewer folk on the job work was plentiful, but so were the opportun...
A New Christmas Carol
A New Christmas Carol Mandy surveyed the living room, lips pursed, hands on hips, as if she was an inspector checking out a defective work place. All that was missing was a hard hat and Hi-Viz jacket. As she studied each detail, her towww.onedoor.ccngue click-clacked disapprovingly. “Dad, when will you realise that Mum has gone? She’s not coming back”. Mandy’s eyes were fixed on the table, set as always for two people. She had never made time for sentiment or retrospection. Her gaze was always firmly towards the future. Her no-nonsense, business like attitude was reflected in her appearance- perfect make-up...