“Hi Paul,” Christine said with a smile and small giggle as he walked by her and two of her third grade friends. Her friends giggled too and moved closer to Christine. They stood in a row, shoulder to shoulder, at the edge of the recess lawn. A couple acres of old, dense west […]
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Paul&Paul – Chapter 3: “Seven”
“Shleigh Shleigh Shleigh. Praise the Lord! Thank you Jesus! We praise your name! Shleigh Shleigh Shleigh Shleigh Shleigh!” Davion got it first. Before the rest of Paul’s 2nd grade class in the church’s elementary school. Davion, the biggest and oldest of the 20 kids on the floor in a circle in the back […]
Paul&Paul – Chapter 2: “Six”
A small white saucer with a mismatched mug on it floated silently through the air across the dining room toward the hall that led to dad and mom’s room. The side of the mug read “World’s Best Dad” and was steaming with the black tea mom drank, but no one was carrying it. From deep […]
Paul&Paul – Chapter 1: “Five”
They weren’t warm enough this early in the morning, the flannel pajamas mommy made. They were blue with green pickles embroidered on them, 5 pickles on his shirt over his tummy, one for each birthday. That was Paul’s favorite part. But he was so cold and his eyes were sticky and the frowning church adults […]