The river was out of its banks again. Muddy torrents rushed around the bend as they headed for the dam at the old water plant. Trees swayed at the edge of the water, looking as if they would topple in at any moment. She had walked down this trail so many times, it had been her “quiet place” as a teen. But not today, it held the roar of a restless spirit. She saw the old mill stone laying near the path. Beside it, something caught her eyes. A human skull, she thought, sucking in her breath. No! Not again!
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A Quiet Place
November 13, 2013 · Filed under fiction, mystery, nature studies, paranormal, prompts, Uncategorized, writing, youth · Tagged bend, de ja voux, fear, fiction, floods, mystery, rain, rivers, skulls, storms, velvet verbosity 20 lines a day
In Nature, All is Equal
July 24, 2013 · Filed under local news, memories, nature studies, prompts, seasons, Uncategorized, wordpress · Tagged 100WCGU, 20 Lines a Day, creeks, floods, landslides, old houses, rivers, weather damage
After ten days of rain, the creeks had turned into raging rivers, fields where corn had just begin to show hope, were lakes of muddy brown. Roads had washed away in the loud, angry torrents.
Suddenly, the heaviness of water became too much for the steep, over developed vistas. Firetrucks warned the wealthy residents to get out-now. Forget packing the fancy furnishings, the mountain was giving away!
Our 1920’s bungalow sat safely on a gentle hill, above the swirling waters, below the sliding cliff sides. Now, the moist air was expectantly pleasant. In nature, all man is equal.
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