fiction – Slice of Life

DUCK AND COVER

“NO! NO! NO! NO!” I yelled as I looked out the front window watching a small chipmunk casually go from clover flower to clover flower as if it didn’t have a care in the world. “What’s wrong?” My son Alex said as he quickly came out of his room and into the living room whereContinue reading “DUCK AND COVER”

LUCK OF THE CLOVER

We were over at my brother-in-law Donny’s house, walking around the back yard looking at all the planting he’d been doing, when I realized we were walking in the middle of a clover patch. I just had to stop. “I feel one in here.” I said looking down. “What?” Donny asked. “She’s looking for aContinue reading “LUCK OF THE CLOVER”

ARE YOU SICK?

I’d just come in from the backyard and I quickly went over to the tissue box on the counter, pulled two sheets out of the box, and began to blow my nose. “Are you sick?” My son Alex asked as he came into the kitchen. “I’m pretty sure it’s allergies.” I said as I tossedContinue reading “ARE YOU SICK?”

QUIET PLEASE

“I love that you’re back guys.” I said as I was looking out my front window at the dozens of robins hopping around my front yard. “But could you not start singing until at least dawn?” My son Alex came into the room. “Who are you talking to?” He asked as he came to standContinue reading “QUIET PLEASE”

WHAT TIME IS IT?

I was laying in bed, reading my book, when I finally got the wave of exhaustion washing over me that signaled I was ready to fall asleep. “That’s enough of that.” I said as I closed my book, put it on the nightstand then clicked off my bedside light. I was asleep within moments. WhatContinue reading “WHAT TIME IS IT?”

SCENT OF SPRING

I stepped out the front door, heading out for work, when I stopped and inhaled. “Oh my gosh! Do you smell that?” I asked my son Alex who had opened the front door for me. Alex inhaled. “I don’t smell anything.” I stepped further out on the porch. “Come out here.” I said as IContinue reading “SCENT OF SPRING”

WHAT’S FOR DINNER?

It was late afternoon and I was standing in the kitchen with the refrigerator door open, staring inside, when my son Alex came into the room. “What’s for dinner?” He asked as he went over to the cabinet and took out a box of crackers. “Good question.” I moved a few things around on theContinue reading “WHAT’S FOR DINNER?”

EGGSILANCE

I was standing by our dining room table, a cloth in one hand and a spray bottle of Windex in the other, when my son, Alex, came into the room. “What are you up to?” He asked. “It’s that time of year again!” I said as I picked up an alabaster egg, nestled it inContinue reading “EGGSILANCE”

NOT IN THE HOUSE

I was in the kitchen, unloading the dishwasher, when I heard a strange noise. I stopped to listen, holding a glass midway to the cabinet. THWACK, THWACK, THWACK, THWACK. It almost had a rhythmic sound to it. I placed the glass in the cabinet and went to investigate. THWACK, THWACK I was getting closer asContinue reading “NOT IN THE HOUSE”

THE BEACH IN MARCH

“I can’t believe it’s March and it’s 70 degrees out!” I couldn’t help but smile as I looked over at my son Alex. “We’re heading to the beach to hopefully find some good shells.” The car windows were down and a warm breeze was blowing in. “This is just what I needed to get meContinue reading “THE BEACH IN MARCH”