In Portland

"Are you cold?" Hank asked Ede. They had just stepped outside of the airport and were going to the pick-up location for a taxicab to take them to his mother's house in Hawthorne. "Not really," she replied as her eyes darted everywhere with excitement. They were finally in Portland after a very long flight. Being …

Hank Questions Ede

It was Saturday and they were having lunch at Ede's grandmother's house. Ede could tell that something was troubling Pastor Hank. He wasn't his usual jovial self. He was pleasant when interacting with her grandmother but a few times, she caught him watching her with an guarded expression on his face. She couldn't wait to …

Home With the Family

The war was over.  General Turpentine stood outside the door of his house.  Inside were his wife and their children.  Beneath his feet was soft fresh snow.  It was still falling.  The street and the houses covered with the white stuff made for a pretty postcard.  The silence was welcoming.  No more sounds of war.  …

Lea and Marcus

Only one week had passed. Two more to go. She was there in beautiful, sunny Honolulu but she wished she were back in Seattle. More specifically, in the office where Marcus was... As she walked along the beach with the sun in her face and the gentle breeze caressing her hair, she thought of the …

Her Boss

It was her first day back to work after a month long vacation in Jamaica.  Since she left there ten years ago, she hadn't visited until now and was happy that she did.  She had forgotten the verdant mountainsides, crystalline rivers and white beaches surrounded by a turquoise sea.  She stayed with her cousin, Winston …