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If you would like to play the "Name this Story" game, please read the story below and send title suggestions to me at the following…

joyclevelandSeptember 15, 2025

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Prologue May 7, 2002 AN EERIE, FINGERLIKE MIST rose from the lake, luring Karis to the water’s edge. She stepped off the trail, shivering in…

Forty years ago , I said “I do” and married my husband Mark. He is my real-life romance, and you’ll find bits and pieces of…

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According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, winter officially ended at 5:00 a.m. on March 20th, and spring arrived at 5:01 a.m.! I woke up at…

joyclevelandApril 10, 2025

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“I told Momma not to plant that elderberry bush, but she wouldn’t listen to me.” Lindsey’s voice carried a note of hysteria. “And now this.”…

joyclevelandJanuary 12, 2025

Christmas was only a day away and the adults in the house were tripping over each other. The turkey was still frozen, the dog…

joyclevelandDecember 19, 2024

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I imagine the women of the Easter story were like women of today. They probably got tired of cooking, doing laundry, cleaning up messes, weeding…

joyclevelandMarch 31, 2024

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On a recent spring day, I walked to the woods behind my house. The sun shown brilliantly, and a robust wind blew the mostly-barren limbs…

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The time had come—the dreaded pants shopping. I took a deep breath, pulled the door open and braced myself. How many pairs of women’s pants…

joyclevelandAugust 29, 2022

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