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A Better View
Kayla Fraley pulled the blankets over her head to keep the light out of her eyes. It was a trick she tried daily but she rarely succeeded at achieving it. Her mom walked into her bedroom for the second time. She yanked the blankets off of Kayla’s small nine year old body. “It’s past time to get up and get ready for school.” Linda Fraley told her only child. Despite Kayla’s young age, she could hold her own against her mom, except when it came to going to school. Linda always won despite Kayla’s protewww.onedoor.ccsts. “We’re already way behind schedule.” Kayla put on her glasses and got out of bed. Her pa...
Hitting our Stride
I am looking at myself in the mirror tonight, dissecting my appearance the way women often do as they get older, when I realize I no longer feel familiar with myself. Where once my breasts were alabaster and full of life, and for many years, with milk to feed my children, they are now a roadmap of blue veins and stretch marks. Skin from my pregnancies now sits loose on my hips, and no amount of situps will alleviate it. My hair, once a wild mane of brown curls is now striped with gray, thick and wiry near my temples. This woman isn't the one I watched grow up. She isn't the one who budded in e...
Silks of Heaven
The day had started before the sun was up, being out of bed, showering, then grabbing a granola bar on top of the kitchen counter for breakfast and arriving for her 7 am-7 pm shift. This was the beginning of a typical 12 hour shift for Elizabeth, starting off her morning at the V.A. hospital. At the first of her nursing career she had dreaded her first 12 hour shift, but got used to it after having a few years under her belt, just turning 30 that day. Elizabeth did her work, having a smile on her face all day because she knew she had a three day weekend coming up. Her fellow nurses congratu...
Forgetting
ForgettingBy: Rhonda NorrisLiam was a family man who had just moved back home to his birth state with his family. A wife who loved him dearly, three daughters who looked up to him, two grandchildren who he adored, and one more on the way. He worked hard every day to make sure everyone had the life of their dreams. Little did he know his life was about to change,Liam was traveling home on roads he had traveled many times throughout his life enjoying the view and looking forward to getting home to his family. When all of a sudden, a loud bang, glass flying, he was spinning his body being crushed...