by Jody | Jan 24, 2023 | Fiction
INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY In late fall of 2001, Rachel Wilson, a ballroom dance teacher living in the small mountain community of Pine Lake, California, discovered her husband, Ben, in an extra-marital affair. Her initial response was much as might be expected—tears,...
by Jody | Dec 20, 2022 | Fiction
Another Christmas card. Another Christmas letter. Another Christmas photo of a fit dad and a pretty mom and their beautiful stairstep children – 11, 15, and 19—all wearing Santa hats. Even the dog. This one is from her sister. The letter provides a brief overview of...
by Jody | Nov 22, 2022 | Fiction
Sam Johnston gingerly stretched his legs to their full length, eyes shut tight against the morning. “Sam? You awake?” Sam responded with silence. With any luck, his wife would give up and let him sleep a few more minutes. But the undeterred Stella tried again, louder....
by Jody | Nov 8, 2022 | Fiction
On this rainy day in November, AKA the month of NaNoWriMo, I thought I’d give you the gift of fiction. The following story first appeared in 2007 in St Anthony Messenger. I had written the first draft as a creative writing assignment in my local community...
by Jody | Oct 11, 2022 | Fiction, Stories Between Friends
What the Brook Knew Joanna Kenyon and I got to be friends while playing hooky from a session at the Inspire Christian Writers Conference at Mount Hermon earlier this year (now with a new name). Fancy coffee drinks, conversation, and tears offered the antidote...
by Jody | Jun 1, 2022 | Fiction
Once upon a pleasant afternoon, three maiden sisters delighted to swim in the picturesque river winding gently through the day. Alas, the gentle winding turned perilous and the current commenced to pull terribly until the girls were in danger of drowning. As...
