Hope is the little thing, with wings, that fights for life. For her, it began when she laced up and stepped purposefully outside her door. It began again and again when she actively chose sunlight over darkness, strength and will over apathy and weakness. Her life looked different when she wrenched open the windows to let some stale air out. When she […]
“Token Chance” A 100-Word Story by Kim Valzania
The token slips a bit as she pinches it between her clammy fingers, her hand deep within the pocket of her quilted, polyester smock. Betty Sue has one last token chance. The bus is pulling out in exactly five minutes, and she’ll be punching her time card in thirty. Peering over her glasses, she slides the […]