Mary K Brackett
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Mary Brackett is a novelist, poet, & award-winning short story author. She has authored and co-authored articles for magazines with her husband and is currently writing a series of novels with her talented daughters.
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All Aboard and Full Speed Ahead
Waiting at the station for the train to arrive, my anticipation grows. The last time I visited Colorado it was driving across country with a U-Haul full of furniture, moving my family from South Carolina to Oregon on our own version of the Oregon Trail. We skirted Denver for the most part and passed through without much of a glance towards our surroundings. My little 4-cylinder struggled terribly with the mountains, and it was all I could do to concentrate on the road before me, anxiety spiked high. I remember seeing a sign for Grand Junction and not much else.
By Mary K Brackett12 months ago in Motivation
Hold on to the Positive
The past year has been a rollercoaster of emotions, starting with helping our youngest children move out on their own this past January, amidst a housing shortage. One moved to another state in order to find an apartment they could afford, while the other has already moved multiple times over the course of 2024. In the midst of it all, I’ve been saying “hold on to the positive” a lot.
By Mary K Brackettabout a year ago in Motivation
How Angels Get Their Wings
“Great,” I muttered, pulling off the side of the road as the snow drifted down around us. The gas gauge showed half a tank. From the sputtering of the engine and a quick calculation of miles driven since the last trip to the station, I was fairly certain the gauge was lying.
By Mary K Brackettabout a year ago in Families
Spring Fantasy: The Return of the Queen
The river ran backwards on the day the Queen vanished. In fact, it is said that all the rivers ran backwards that day and the tides reversed, backing into the sea. The entire continent was disrupted, perhaps the entirety of Theia. All for the want of our Queen.
By Mary K Brackettabout a year ago in Fiction
Once Upon a Murder
There was only one rule: don’t open the door. That rule had stood for thirty years to the day. Which is how we found ourselves standing on the back porch of the local murder house, out of view of the families trick-or-treating along the street. The full moon provided just enough light to guide our path and the appropriate ambience for Halloween mischief, on the thirty-year anniversary of the murders.
By Mary K Brackettabout a year ago in Horror
The Longest Day. Top Story - July 2024.
It had taken nearly thirty days and no fewer bribes to reach the small Peruvian village of Ispiju Intiq on the day of the Summer Solstice. The fercho back in Cuzco had been the worst of them, offering up freely a great wealth of information about the small village and the Incan ruins that stood above it, until they’d reached their hotel. Then he’d held their luggage hostage, muttering to himself about piña and begging for God’s forgiveness, while he blocked them from opening the trunk.
By Mary K Brackett2 years ago in Fiction
Red Sky at Morning. Runner-up in 3:00 AM Challenge.
Three a.m. and I’m wide awake again, staring out the window at a starless, moonless night and waiting for the sun to rise. It’s hard to tell the color against the black blanket of night and thanks to the dream that woke me, I won’t be able to sleep again until I’ve made sure the sky is still blue.
By Mary K Brackett2 years ago in Fiction
