Category Archives: Flash memoir

Dry Bones

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

As a writer, I recently listened to an interview with Shayla Raquel on Marion Roach Smith’s podcast, Qwerty. It was so good, I bought her book, The 10 Commandments of Author Branding. In it, Shayla, a self-publishing mentor and branding … Continue reading →

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Nothing Gold Can Stay–Except Jesus

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

As a child, how I loved October, the chill on my cheeks and the early dark that foretold the coming of Halloween, that hallowed eve when I could become anyone I wanted. And, by merely pressing a doorbell, I received … Continue reading →

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Prove-it Prayers

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

When I was almost a believer, I started praying prove-it prayers to see if God was real. Could he see me? Could he hear me? Did he care about my circumstances? And did he have the power to intervene? I … Continue reading →

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I Never Wanted to be a Teacher

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

This is a guest post I wrote for another blog called The Soft Never. It’s about the weird way God guides us to our destinies despite our fears and failures. Maybe even because of them. “My thoughts are nothing like … Continue reading →

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Baila Bien

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

While I was an ELL (English Language Learners) teacher, I signed up for a summer Spanish immersion program in Mexico sponsored by my school district. Not all my students spoke Spanish, but the point of my two-week field trip, which … Continue reading →

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Angel of Mercy

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

This is the season when children go back to school with all its challenges, academic and social. And I’m reminded of someone I’ll remember forever for her kindness. Someone who sheltered me when I was small and vulnerable. But this … Continue reading →

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Where the Ordinary Meets the Sublime

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

The other day, I placed a cat carrier on Facebook Marketplace. Yes, I still have Sunshine, for those who know and love my calico friend, but in my constant minimizing, I found we had two carriers from when we had … Continue reading →

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What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

And what do you do? Isn’t that the question we all dread at class reunions, dinner parties, really any kind of meet and greet where we’re asked to explain ourselves in terms of work? In honor of Labor Day, the … Continue reading →

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Lost in the Grocery Store

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

I always knew I was adopted although I can’t remember ever being told. My adoptive mom and dad were wonderful parents, and however they informed me I wasn’t their natural child, it registered of little import, a simple fact which … Continue reading →

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My Captain

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

Last week I was on vacation in Bermuda. Yesterday my half-niece set sail at seventeen with an all-girl crew in the Newport to Bermuda Race. Tomorrow is Father’s Day and my heart still bursts with affection for the man I … Continue reading →

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