Story: A Friend (part five)

Story: A Friend (part five)

Posted by ractrose on 7 Aug 2025 in Fiction, Novels

        A Friend (part five)     Wednesday that week, she put on her black cardigan. Not the berry with the faceted buttons, not her best to impress a stranger. She held possessions against the day, from the stub of a pencil to her good lace tablecloth. “Superstition,” Lorin used to say. […]

The Resident (part thirty)

Posted by ractrose on 7 Aug 2025 in Fiction, Novellas

      Chapter Four An Odd Man Out (part thirty)             “You’re mad that I did something, or you’re mad because I talk to Aura. But! The whole thing about her husband is so…” “They’re divorced, aren’t they? Not married. I’m not mad at you.” “They are divorced.” Amusement…Claudie’s […]