Nollie McCain
Stories (4/0)
The Long Thaw
At first, Collin's body felt rigid, as if he was suddenly thrust through by a frozen rapier. Gentle sunrays that once penetrated the darkness of the water gradually dissipated from his sight, and as the glacial water enveloped him, he plummeted deeper, helplessly, ensnared by its gelid embrace.
By Nollie McCain3 years ago in Families
Threading the Needle
Someone referred to this World as "Beautiful Chaos", and I tend to agree, because there's undaunted freedom within Chaos, who can direct or restrain it?, but there are some who dare to try. All I have to do is turn on the World News or check my Google Feed to assess the turmoil. We've recently gained some "breathing room", no pun intended, from the Co-vid 19 Pandemic, only to be accosted by this new strain or variant on the horizon, and there's this huge push for everyone to get vaccinated, not to mention other Natural Disasters wrought by Mother Nature, with flooding and Tropical Storms popping up all over the Globe, as Human Beings respond to the unrest of life on the Planet, staging Protests in rebellion to World Systems that continue to disappoint.
By Nollie McCain3 years ago in Lifehack
The Mysterious Brown Package
Melanie was awakened by the trilling of the alarm on her phone, was it on her nightstand or somewhere on her bed lost in the covers like so many others, including her laptop, television remote and I-pad. She rolled over checking her phone, she had five text messages and one missed call from Marcie, the President of the Geek Squad club at the Melanie's school. "Mel, where are you?" did you forget that we're cleaning graffiti off the girls bathroom wall today, for extra credit on our Community Project?". Melanie quickly texted back, "Sorry, on my way, with a smiley face and heart emoji". She only joined the GSC because she had a crush on Marcie since they we in elementary school, but she never told her because she knew Marcie only saw her as a friend.
By Nollie McCain3 years ago in Fiction