The Project

by Sheryl Nantus

Jeff McAllister's wife, Jessie, loved her quilts and her computer. But now she's gone, and Jeff has to figure out how to survive without her and how to deal with her online legacy. With the companionship of his faithful Golden Retriever, he begins the toughest project of his life, still grieving over his loss. This short story was originally published in the August 2005 issue of GRIT Magazine.

38 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 26, 2009

About the author

Sheryl Nantus is an award-winning romance writer published by Entangled, St. Martin's, and Harlequin's Carina Press.

When she's not writing about hunky heroes, she is sipping tea, playing board games and writing haiku.

A total fangirl at heart, she met her husband through an online fanfiction community and currently lives in Pennsylvania.

Reviews

[Jen Sylvia · Rating 4 out of 5]

While 'The Project' strays from what her conventional material, it's also a beautifully heartwarming short detailing the power of memory and, yes, that hokey thing called love. Nantus does this in a way that mixes elements of the past with the forever promise of technology without rubbing our faces in either. I cried. That's pretty high praise.