50,000 Words in November

17,867 words

The children ran toward him in a single wave of motion, as if they were all tied together at the waist with invisible string. 

50,000 Words in November

16,196 words

“I am saying my experience is very limited,” Harp replied as his face broke into the radiant joy that Savannah believed was beamed to the universe every time he smiled. 

50,000 Words in November

14,506 words

 “I did so want to stay in Africa.” 

50,000 Words in November

11,811 words

Harp sat down on the sandy spot he’d found at the water's edge and put his head between his knees, suddenly aware of an overwhelming feeling of being completely hollowed out - like an empty seed pod, dried to a crisp and fluttering in the wind.  

50,000 Words in November

11,282 words

Sissy, with absolutely no apologies in the name of her other children, told Savannah that Lulu was the family’s greatest treasure.  

50,000 Words in November

9323 words

She was not planning to sit still and wait for death to come unanswered.  

50,000 Words in November

6,998 words

Her voice might quiver, her lips might flatten to a parallel lock, she might stop breathing altogether - but she rarely cried.