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Part 2, Chapter 3 // Though I Make My Bed In Sheol

He edited the final cell on the spreadsheet and sat back, stroking Joule’s hair as he slept in the carrier.        “Looks pretty good,” he admitted.  “Let’s do this.”       The first task was simple.  Separate the laundry into roughly equal piles so as not to overload the washer, pretreat the stains,Continue reading “Part 2, Chapter 3 // Though I Make My Bed In Sheol”

Part 1, Chapter 9 // Though I Make My Bed In Sheol

He jammed the gallon of milk into the bottom of his backpack, added the rotisserie chicken beside it, then stacked the frozen garlic bread and cheese crackers on top.  He shouldered the load and got on his bike, then stared dumbly at the twelve-pack of ginger ale still sitting on the pavement.  He cursed andContinue reading “Part 1, Chapter 9 // Though I Make My Bed In Sheol”

Part 1, Chapter 8 // Though I Make My Bed In Sheol

She pulled her sweater firmly around her body and sat next to him on the porch steps.  They looked out at the sleeping neighborhood.  The sky was slowly brightening on their right, and the city was beginning to stir.        “Can you feel it yet?” he asked.  She shook her head.  “How longContinue reading “Part 1, Chapter 8 // Though I Make My Bed In Sheol”

Part 1, Chapter 7 // Though I Make My Bed In Sheol

It was isolated, dark, and warm as he walked down the trail.  The lake was on his left, gray and moving rapidly, tipped with white.  On his right, a thicket rambled along the trail, hemming him in.  The branches trembled in the breeze, and dead leaves skidded across the pavement in front of him.  ThereContinue reading “Part 1, Chapter 7 // Though I Make My Bed In Sheol”

Part 1, Chapter 6 // Though I Make My Bed In Sheol

“Ray, I can go.  You don’t have to do this.”      “At least till the rain stops,” she said, opening the door wider.  He made to follow her, but she stopped him.  “You don’t want to leave that outside,” she said, gesturing toward the Rimshot.  “Set it down in here.  Anywhere is fine,” sheContinue reading “Part 1, Chapter 6 // Though I Make My Bed In Sheol”

Motherhood: Four Weeks

Four weeks ago today, I became a mother to a beautiful, healthy baby girl.  She has dark brown hair, blue eyes, a round belly, and chubby arms and legs.  She is perfect, and she has changed our lives forever. Nobody can prepare you for how much your life changes when you have a baby.  IContinue reading “Motherhood: Four Weeks”