Having chosen their course, they stood staring at the path ahead, the shadows lengthening. Only the near horizon was visible.

“Should we pray?” she offered.

“Prayer changes only the clock.”

“And the clock changes anyway.”

She reached for his hand.

“Let’s go then.”

“Let’s go.”

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Enjoy more of my flash fiction, poetry, and short fiction in my latest collection, My Kingdom, now available in paperback and Kindle editions. ~

I could not put the book down! I read the poems out loud to my kids...