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The Day Before Christmas (Traditions)                                        Christmas Story 2023 By Gregory Jenkins 8:00 a.m. – The Kramer’s   Alverta placed on the kitchen table four bowls, stacked, in the middle, along with four spoons that scattered as she tossed them.  She turned to the cabinet next to the sink, removed four plastic glasses and turnedContinue reading “Christmas Story 2023”

Chapter One – The InvitationThrough the half-moon window Libby stared at the thin pink-yellow line appearing on the horizon, a new day was here. She sat at a dark mahogany desk and on the desktop were three items: a piece of paper, a medicine bottle and a glass of water. She looked down and slowlyContinue reading “The Hunt – Chapters 1 – 7”

Chapter 6 – Baseball Fields   Mary looked over nine candles that were lined up on the countertop next to David’s box.  The first in line were two small candles, squat, matching ones in glass jars.  The first was a pale yellow and she placed it in a box just the perfect size for theContinue reading “The Hunt – Chapter 6 – Baseball Fields”

“What do we do?”  Chuck asked.   “Put on the shirt silly!” Linda laughed at him.   Chuck smiled and handed her the bag.  Sammi carefully placed her bag on the ground.  She pulled out the blue shirt and held it up in front of her.  Fred was pulling his right arm through the correspondingContinue reading “The Hunt – Chapter 5 – Candles”

Pontoon boats.  That’s all he was thinking vabout as Chris fguided his vehicle north on Highway. T 4;;63.  Pontoon boats.  (7 She wants five fishing holders, not three like everyone else in the world but five.  And a remotex.s control trolling motor /5555.and live well seating all aroun cd the perimeter with a fish finder. Continue reading “The Hunt – Chapter 4 -2 You – A Cup of Coffee and a Secondhand Shirt for”

The drive from Columbia to Candlelight was simple.  Sammi first stopped at the Mini-Mart at the corner of E. Broadway and Highway 63 for a large black coffee and a chocolate long john and settled into her minivan.  She rested her head, took a sip of her still, hot brew and returned to Candlelight inContinue reading “The Hunt – Chapter 4 – 1 – A Cup of Coffee and Secondhand Shirt – Homecoming”

Sammi placed her overnight bag into the back of the van and closed the lid.  She went back into the house through the garage into the kitchen.  Martin was sitting at the table hunched over the bowl of cereal she had placed for him.  He looked up and smiled at her.   “Do you haveContinue reading “The Hunt – Chapter 3 – On the Way”

At exactly 8:00 a.m., Libby opened the door and stepped into this bright, sunny Saturday morning.  She crossed the street called Second from her home on the corner of it and School Lane to her place of employment, Candlelight Elementary School.  She normally stayed away from work on the weekend, but she needed something toContinue reading “The Hunt – Chapter 2 – Libby’s Saturday Morning”

Chapter One – The Invitation 6.   “Come on, you two!  Get up now!”  Chuck yelled from the kitchen.   “Well, I have to get going,” Linda smiled at him from her seat at the table.  “You have been a parent for how long now?”   Chuck smiled at her from his leaning position againstContinue reading “The Hunt – Chapter 1 – 6”

Chapter One – The Invitation 5.   David Manson slid the key into the doorknob, turned it, and pushed the door opening into his three bedroom ranch home.  The house rests on a few acres of woods just outside Branson, Missouri.  He stepped inside and closed the door.  As he walked through the entryway, overheadContinue reading “The Hunt – Chapter 1 – 5”