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Miss Virginia Pilgrim
Virginia Marguerite Pilgrim killed her father on August 22, 1949. It was a Tuesday. She was almost thirteen. Confusion erupted after she pushed one of the heavy stone urns off the top terrace onto him. No one guessed what had happened. She walked off in a daze without looking down. Then Ginnie – everyone called her Ginnie – walked to the small arbour, where someone had placed an empty basket and a pair of secateurs on a bench; where she was later found by a maid, snipping white roses into a heap on the ground.
By Rosanne Dingli5 years ago in Families
A hunt of love
Salt stings my eyes reminding me of the heat as I wipe the sweat from my brow. “She never did like air-conditioning.” I chuckle sadly, sitting in my grandmothers’ house unfolding box after box preparing to pack all the things she gathered throughout her life. Nothing of great value, just old knick-knacks from a time forgotten, books towering upon books of all the fictional stories she loved to read to me, fuelling my imagination. No this is simply a house of memories.
By Emma Cooper5 years ago in Families
The Sequence of The Sun
She opened her eyes and took a moment to appreciate the half-light of the beautiful May morning. Never one for heavy curtains or alarms, Ellie loved rising with the sun. Shrugging into her dressing gown, she tapped on her son’s door on her way downstairs to make tea. She smiled to herself as the customary grunt issued from the depths of his bedroom and trilled “morning darling!”
By Gina Harmon5 years ago in Families
A Hot Mess Mom's Guide to Mindful Living
It was pouring down rain, and I’d just wrapped up my work. I’d promised myself I’d keep my work to the hours my kids are in school, but they were deep in a Harry Potter movie I’d seen a million times, and there were a few tasks I could stand to get out of the way. So, I did. Then, the movie ended, my work wrapped up, and the sky was falling.
By Crystal Jackson5 years ago in Families
