Category Archives: Flash memoir

Let it Be

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

“The Love and peace generation of the sixties wasn’t wrong in trying to imagine something better than a world filled with hate and war – it was wrong in not finding a better Messiah than the Beatles.” I’m part of … Continue reading →

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Frozen Forsythia

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

Halfway through April, and it’s snowing again. The forsythia bush outside my window is in full bloom despite an icy veil. Writer to writer, the weather reflects how I feel. After months of perfecting a proposal for a new memoir, … Continue reading →

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Easter’s Aftermath

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

After the crucifixion, the disciples scattered and hid, crushed and disillusioned. Big, strong Peter disowned Jesus afraid of a little servant girl. But after Mary Magdalene and a few female followers saw the empty tomb, and encountered an angel, and … Continue reading →

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How to Kill a Zombie

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

I recently joined a storyteller’s circle, which as a writer, I thought would be a piece of cake. A lot of the same rules apply whether you are writing a story or telling it orally. The end has to kiss … Continue reading →

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The Kingdom of Kerry

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

For as long as I can remember I’ve known I was adopted, and my birth father’s family came from Ireland. But before this week, the week we celebrate St. Patrick who brought the gospel to my ancestral homeland, there were … Continue reading →

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Possibilities

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

The Great I am, a God too big to name yet knows mine. Continue reading →

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The Eye of the Storm

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

My core identity and worth had nothing to do with where I came from, what I had, or what I achieved. Continue reading →

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The Incubator

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

I didn’t understand that unplugging the incubator meant there would be no chicks for Easter. Continue reading →

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The Taste of Kindness

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

It’s Random Acts of Kindness Week, so here’s what God’s kindness looked like to a third grader on a snowy February day in 1960. ****************************************************************************** Some Sundays after church we drive forty-five minutes to have dinner with the Swensons at … Continue reading →

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My Friend Gloria

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

In a world full of disease and corruption, some people shine like stars. You just know you can count on them, and what they say is the truth, THE TRUTH. ************************************************************************************** I’d like to introduce you to Gloria. To see … Continue reading →

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