By Patricia Crisafulli Crickets call from the grass, chirping notes from summer’s soundtrack on an unseasonably warm October evening. If she did not know better, Eliza would guess it to be early September, perhaps even late August, but it is a week before Halloween. Weather patterns disrupt. In some areas of the country far […] The post The Legend of Lizzy, Rainmaker appeared first on Faith Hope & Fiction.| Faith Hope & Fiction
By Samantha Rae-Garvey Shivering, tears soaking her face, Joan punched in the passcode to unlock her phone. She swiped the home screen back and forth until she finally found the GPS app. Her daughter Olivia’s voice filled her ears: “I just don’t believe you can find your way around Koa Gap, Mom.” Joan […] The post Coming in for a Landing appeared first on Faith Hope & Fiction.| Faith Hope & Fiction
By Terry Tomasello For as long as I can remember, teddy bears have brought me comfort and delight. When I was a child, they made the shadowy darkness of my bedroom walls seem less scary. They seemed to whisper just the right words when I occasionally had to endure a reprimand from my parents—and […]| Faith Hope & Fiction
By Patricia Crisafulli A basket of blueberry muffins sat on the sideboard beside a quiche made the night before and reheated that morning, a bowl of fruit, two coffee urns—regular and decaf. Not fancy, a far cry from gourmet, but sufficient to cover the second “B” in the farmhouse B&B. No one came there […] The post Home Away from Home appeared first on Faith Hope & Fiction.| Faith Hope & Fiction
By Zary Fekete (Based on the Beatitudes, Matthew 5:3-12) Poor In Spirit The quiet greenroom carried the faint scent of old velvet and furniture polish. Straightening his tie, Elias saw he had buttoned his shirt wrong. There was a knock at the door and then it opened, “Three minutes, sir.” He nodded. […] The post The ‘Be Attitudes’: A Flash Series appeared first on Faith Hope & Fiction.| Faith Hope & Fiction
By Patricia Crisafulli She had the dream again. This time, the house was very much like her grandmother’s—old kitchen with its scratched Formica-topped table, dining room ringed with straight-back chairs, the parlor with its sagging sofa. All familiarity ended when her dream-self climbed the narrow stairs to the second floor, where instead of a […] The post The Door in the Wall appeared first on Faith Hope & Fiction.| Faith Hope & Fiction
