Jessica Nelson
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Jessica Nelson loves coffee, books, Jesus, her family, and writing. Not necessarily in that order.
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Secret Lovers in an Old Barn
Her hair, unbound. A chestnut waterfall skimming her waist. The corset tied so painstakingly this morning cast into the corner of the old, rundown barn. Her clothes a trail leading to where they lay, a faded leather cowboy hat discarded in the hay.
By Jessica Nelson 5 years ago in Fiction
On How I Escaped The Claws of Death
The terror started with the little girl. She has a habit of wandering into the old barn every morning, just as dawn slices through the jagged, cracked windows in golden, slanting rays. There are always dust motes floating in sparkly abandon on those rays. I like to watch them while munching my morning snack. Right now it's the shiny red apple she left on a hay bale a few days ago.
By Jessica Nelson 5 years ago in Fiction
Puppy Love
PUPPY LOVE The dog’s plaintive whine roused Moira from a fitful sleep. She snagged a night robe, cinched the belt and strode down the narrow hallway of her duplex, feeling the walls for balance. A week in this place and things still seemed out of whack.
By Jessica Nelson 5 years ago in Fiction
Grandma's Heart
The heart is scratched. I stare at the forbidden jewelry nestled within my salty palm. Scooped from the ocean. Rescued, even. Moonlight glints off the golden heart-shaped locket in tiny shards that hold my gaze captive, even as the waves rush the beach, the rhythmic crashing urging me to hurry. Hurry.
By Jessica Nelson 5 years ago in Fiction
