Winning with Eight
By Ruth Bomar
We waited in the bleachers. Two coaches stood toe to toe in front of the dug out. With their hands firmly on their hips, their faces turned red. The tense tone reached our ears. Our coach resolute shook his head and pointed to the rule book. The other coach turned abruptly and walked away.
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A Christmas Gift
By Ruth Bomar
“A decent young lady from a good home does not stay out so late,” Mother flashed her dark eyes at me.
I loved my new job and her words lacerated me as she sent me off with a heaping serving of warm guilt every time I walked out the door.
There was little to do in the control room at the little Christian TV station. The live shows ended at 10:00. The programming was pre-recorded until midnight. Quietly I waited. Close to 11:30 he always called. I felt wickedly clever to find a quiet place to talk.
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Your Perfect Soul Mate
By Jacque Dodson
Every girl spends time dreaming of that special someone who will listen to her deepest thoughts – someone who understands her feelings even before she does. She dreams of a relationship that “clicks.”
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The Christmas Nest
By LaWanda Bailey
Shattered. Caroline's life lay in jagged pieces on Christmas Eve. She had dressed her young children in party clothes and handed them over like wrapped gifts to their father for the holiday. Alone, she thought. With the kids gone, even Santa won't stop by.
His Gift
By Kathleen Brown
I stretched to reach the box, the last item in the closet. My father died a few weeks before. I was cleaning the house where I grew up, sorting through the things he allowed to remain after my mother’s death two years earlier.
The box bore no labels, no marking of any kind. It was old and yellowed, but not worn. I lifted the dusty lid with anticipation, as though opening a long-lost gift.
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