Category Archives: Lesson 1

I felt the rising sun blaze onto my skin, that was how I knew that I was dreaming. My identity came back into my consciousness as I bit my lip and rolled my eyes. How could I have fallen asleep? … Continue reading →

She really wanted to open that bottle of gin. It would have to wait. Jessie was on call for the weekend. And the fact that she was living in a ‘dry’ community. For the local nurse to get caught with … Continue reading →

Monday mornings were predictable, and James Carter relied on that predictability more than he liked to admit. He preferred arriving before the building fully stirred—before conversations gathered momentum, before decisions tilted in his direction, before anyone required anything of him. Beyond the windows, Lake … Continue reading →

The irony was, I was watching a YouTube about a volcano on Hawaii when it happened. The camera shooting the video had been droned to the bottom of the crater and was shaking violently as the earth puked its molten … Continue reading →

Monday mornings were predictable, and Jamie Carter depended on that. He liked arriving before the building fully woke up—before conversations, before decisions, before anyone needed anything from him. Lake Champlain lay flat and gray beyond the windows, quiet and steady, … Continue reading →

Annabeth groaned as the recliner lifted her feet from the floor and she leaned back into the plush fabric seat of the old recliner. She grabbed the remote next to her and flicked on the TV. How she loved her … Continue reading →

Jenny needed to hurry.  She’d fallen back asleep after swiping off her alarm and racing out of the door with her head in a spin, she realized she’d chosen to wear the wrong clothes.  “It’s supposed to be Spring!” she … Continue reading →

From the third floor, all day, I’d seen it’s just another winter day. Ice flakes never left the window and snow fell lightly enough to coat things. Around dinner time, I decided to keep up my regimen, my usual Saturday … Continue reading →