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Well Kept
**This story is shared with permission. Names have been changed to protect privacy. There were no decorations, nor a pile of presents in the small home. Uganda’s prison barracks aren’t designed for show. The woman who had invited me to visit made a living for her family as a guard in the women’s prison. Her memory is dear to me, her hearth and home defied my westernized ideals of comfort.
By Holly Pheniabout a year ago in Families
Three Can Keep a Secret if Two of Them are Dead. . Top Story - November 2024. Content Warning.
Mother taught me once a word was spoken it could never be unsaid. “If you gossip behind people’s backs, a little bird will tell them. If you tell even one friend your secret, the secret’s out, Cupcake.”
By Holly Pheniabout a year ago in Fiction
Loyalty
The river ran backwards on the day the queen vanished. Misty Teague was frogging in the water and making quite a splash when the current reversed and swept her off her feet. Were it not for her most loyal mutt, Lion, gripping her calico dress stalwartly between his teeth, ever careful not to allow those canines to graze the skin of his small mistress, she would surely have been lost downstream, and swiftly.
By Holly Pheniabout a year ago in Fiction
Sand Castles and Siren Songs. Top Story - February 2024.
This little heartfelt piece of poetry was inspired by Poppy's Prompts for February, which is linked at the end so you can join. Poppy gave several words to choose from, with the option of using one or all. Right away, "siren" and "sand castle" called out to me, and this poem was born.
By Holly Pheni2 years ago in Poets
Hello Sunshine. Top Story - December 2023.
“Rise and shine,” whispers Sun as she peeks her newborn rays around the edges of your curtain, and maybe your soul. Is she taunting me? you wonder, tugging the sheet ever tighter around your face, which you’re certain no one wants to see today.
By Holly Pheni2 years ago in Motivation
