Reading by the hearth

by Bethanne Crackles rang from the wood stove. Fire devoured the wood inside, efficiently providing heat for the cool fall afternoon. Above the faint sounds of the fire, I heard my aunt reading aloud. The story was not new, but I was soon caught up in it as if for the first time. Reading aloud…

Fireproof Love

“A real man’s got to be a hero to his wife before he can be anybody else’s–or he ain’t a real man!” I had heard the lines over and over. “You run into a burning building to save people you don’t even know, but you’re gonna let your own marriage just burn to the ground.”…

The End.

The End.