Mick BradyJul 9, 20216 minWine and SecretsThough Stella drove them to the funeral, Will, Polly and Becky opted for the long walk home. Will appreciated the opportunity physical...
Mick BradyJul 9, 20214 minOut of the Safe“We should have gone with your father, but I was too afraid.” Will wanted to pull away, but Cora held her in her grip. “His choice was...
Mick BradyJul 8, 20215 minBottomlessHad her mother not been dying, the visit would have been Will’s best homecoming ever. Although just nine, Becky exhibited a maturity that...
Mick BradyJan 15, 20215 minOut of Place, Out of TimePolly pulled onto a long drive leading to a large white frame house, which bore its century-plus existence with stately grace. A porch...
Mick BradyNov 18, 20205 minDancing MoonlightWill descended the stairs of the small plane and found herself under a lavish sunset. The Upper Peninsula airport that marked the end of...
Mick BradyAug 22, 20205 minIn the ShadowsA dark crystal tower dominated the landscape. It sprang from a fracture in the earth in the center of the city, blooming from the soup of...
Mick BradyAug 15, 20205 minA Little TendernessThe clouds looked like huge puffs of popcorn. Will pressed her forehead to the cool window of the jet and peered at the earth below...
Mick BradyAug 3, 20205 minBrokenShe led the group through aqua water, past brilliant coral formations, through schools of orange and yellow-spotted fish, past...
Mick BradyJul 26, 20205 minBruised and BatteredWill headed south. She thought she might go as far as Antarctica -- all the way to the Pole, maybe. Perhaps the little shits would turn...
Mick BradyMar 17, 20204 minVisitor in the DeepLouis Armstrong's trumpet painted the walls of the little craft with soaring blue notes. He climbed, she fell. The contrast pleased her....