Trapped Below

Ambrosia had been trapped for centuries.  She scratched the name Silas on the walls of her prison. He had buried her deep, planted roses atop her grave.   The day finally arrived.  The ground moved.  She knew she was free.  Sensing it was daytime, she waited until night before pushing open the lid to her coffin and digging upwards.  She broke the surface.  The…

Remembrances

“Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah…” Natalie sang softly. Her husband called from the other room, “What?” “Strumming on the old banjo,” she finished before calling back.  “It’s a song my grandmother used to sing.”  Natalie smiled sadly as a pang of nostalgia shivered through her. ~~ Adeline opened the door to a delivery boy of the…

The Right Train

I stand on the platform and wait.  Some trains speed through the station, and I do not have the chance to board.  When a train slows down, I ask myself, do I get on or let it pass?  Others give advice.  But, I must choose for myself.  There are times, as a train leaves the station, doubt assails me.  I ask…

Roll with it!

When Elena finished reading the news, she sighed and leaned back in her chair. Oy, why do I read this stuff? Her mind traveled backward in time.  She stood as a little girl in the middle of her elementary school’s playground, watching the happenings around her.  The push and shove of the schoolyard scraps, the bullies taunting…