Character Excerpt (Kindling)

Tara turned around in the door frame of her mother’s house and waved goodbye to James as he pulled out of their driveway. She felt grains of sand still clinging to her scalp as she brushed her hair out from in front of her face.

Character Excerpt (Kindling)

Monty grew up in little rock, his family was happy and healthy and he was a smart boy. He liked sticks, paper, and caterpillars. His hair grew long before it was cut short and his jeans were made dirty before they were cleaned. At age 7 he fell…

I imagine the air is crisp and a tree grows and grows until one day someone holds their hand at it’s base and hushes it.

“Shh..” they whisper “You can finally go to sleep.”