PHOTO PROMPT © Jennifer Pendergast
The girl, bent not in tearful prayer, but with clenched fists.
Silently stoking the fire of anger, till the cold of the marble floor took it away.
She came to the church in desperation.
She looked up, color lit men even here.
No different than those that kept her prisoner,
groveling for crumbs at the end of the day.
She heard a raspy whisper; an old woman behind her,
“God is not a man.”
And with those words said,
The tears came and a desperate prayer.
She felt a warm hand on her shoulder.
“Come child. Let’s take bread together.”
Today’s vignette is from the photo prompt by Jennifer Pendergast at Rochelle Wisoff’s Friday Fictioneers. It’s both sad and hopeful. The thing about 100 word stories is, I don’t need to add all the details. A lot of the story is unsaid, leaving it up to the reader to fill in the blanks.
In other news, I have finally self-published one of my books. It’s available now on Amazon as an e-book, but it will be in print form on January 31st.
The story is titled “Finding Home” and is about Tyler, who escaped the trap of his dysfunctional family by moving away. But family responsibility calls him back home, where he discovers more than just four younger half-brothers who need him, but secret family ties that lead him to unexpected happiness.
You can find the book at the link below.
Finding Home- Tyler’s Story Book One: New Adult/81k words/ Contemporary Literary
Clare Graith 