Revival

On a Friday at the beginning of December, one of us found a box of thumbtacks on the bookshelf under the cork board where weekly assignments were…

May 4 •

We greedily split the pile of food, laying out the fries on the torn and greasy bag, and stuffed our mouths with bites from the sandwiches we held in…

Apr 26 •

“It looks like burned rubber,” the pastor said quietly, looking over his glasses. For a long time, we stood there, shielding our eyes from the glare of…

Mar 9 •

We Saw the Blood

He looked at us with surprise just before he let his head drop to swing in cadence with the teacher’s gate.

Oct 26, 2023 •

The whine in the distance emptied the parking lot as cars sped away with growling exhausts and squeals of tires. There was a commingled feeling of…

Sep 1, 2023 •

Most people gathered around Maypo to express their surprise at seeing him and to learn if he truly was drunk, as many suspected. But Maypo quickly shook…

Jun 24, 2023 •

Just Like Ronnie Milsap

I turned my head to my friend and said, “He does sound like Ronnie Milsap,” when I heard Brother Stout’s voice boom over the PA. “Is there something you…

May 12, 2023 •

All the while, Miss Maggie lay there still and unlike herself. I believed I would be Miss Maggie’s age by the time the funeral ended. Her 95 years begat…

Apr 19, 2023 •

Mr. Tom T. Trawley was the most punctual man I ever knew. Each Sunday, at noon precisely, he stood, hiked up his pants, and stepped out from the pew…

Apr 11, 2023 •

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