Published in the Fall 2024 Issue of Macrame Literary Journal! The train whistle sounded in the distance. Meizi looked up. With the hem of his shirt, he wiped the sweat from his eyes, taking a break from his arduous labor in the fields. He stood ankle deep in the water of the rice paddies. From…
Month: December 2024
Thursday Doors: Interesting Doors in Toulouse, France
This is my contribution to the weekly Thursday Doors challenge, hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities blog. ~~ For the fifth week in a row, I’m featuring Toulouse, the Pink City, in southern France. This week I’ll show you a mishmash of interesting doors from the city. I hope you enjoy! I’ll end this post with the beautiful…
Procrastination
The motion sensor light on the ground-level patio was broken. She lived in an unlit alleyway, so the world outside her flat at night was pitch black. I need to get that fixed. But it never came to mind in the light of day. One night, the neighbor’s dog barked. A creaking noise sounded. She…
