Tag Archives: Travis
Traditions (“Hindsight: Christmas Miracle” Revision)
“Oh, sweet baby Jesus,” Sarah says over and over to herself, teeth chattering. Her husband’s, Travis’s, old pickup truck didn’t insulate the heat well enough, in spite of the blankets they jammed throughout the interior, covering the windshield entirely. She … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON III, Flash Fiction
Threshold (revision)
Travis began to doubt whether Sarah was still alive. He glared at a stranger, daring the man to tell him that she wasn’t alive. He quickly got out of Travis’s way. Why now? For almost two years, neither of them … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON III, Flash Fiction
Scars
May 1, 2011 I was looking at my scars today. For the first time, I felt a sense of detachment rather than horror. I wonder if I am ready to move on. I’d like to tell myself that it was … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON II, Flash Fiction
Threshold
As Travis walked out of the Rapturist church and into the frozen streets of Juneau, he began to doubt whether Sarah was even alive. For almost two years, neither of them had felt safe, but they were alive and together. … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON II, Flash Fiction
Hindsight (revision)
I don’t know why we thought it would be safe up here. We fled to Canada around the same time that Celine Dion and Tom Cruise were both said to have flown up here. The celebrities mixed with T.V. programs … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON II, Flash Fiction
Conviction
January 15, 2011 There are two people who have been making quite a stir in Juneau today, a husband and wife calling themselves “Travis and Sarah Scarborough.” They’ve been living out in the wild in Travis’s truck for over a … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON SESSION, Flash Fiction
Hindsight: Christmas Miracle
“Oh, sweet baby Jesus,” Sarah said over and over to herself, rocking back and forth in her husband’s old Silverado. She wanted to close her eyes but she couldn’t. If she closed them, she might miss one of those creatures … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON SESSION, Flash Fiction
Hindsight
We thought it was safe up here. People said it would be safe. When the outbreak occurred, there was a migratory boom moving up north. The Canadian border guard brought in the military and even they had to give up … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON SESSION, Flash Fiction
