If you have been with me ever since Agnes Quinn first arrived in Dennisonville [Trevorode the Defender], or only recently met three of Dennisonville's eminent...
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Stories: fictional, historical, biographical. Devotional thoughts. Writing tips. Helps for home and hearth.
~ Holly Bebernitz
Tuesdays—Tales
Excerpts from my stories, posted for the 31 Days of Blogging challenge.
Meeting of Friends X
Bridey’s mention of fruitcake shifted our attention back to the table. There, alongside the proffered dessert were empty cups, crumb-coated plates, crumpled...
Meeting of Friends IX
Deeply troubled, Bridey was still lost in thought. I regretted I had caused her enough discomfort that she had retreated into herself. I sometimes wondered if...
Meeting of Friends VIII
I was right about one thing. Bonny Bee was ready to go home. She stood and eased her chair under the table. “I’ve so enjoyed meeting all you ladies,” she...
Meeting of Friends VII
I was surrounded. Back to the wall. Well, to the window. The table was littered with fruitcake, cookies, coffee cups, plates, and napkins; the guests in...
Meeting of Friends VI
Ivy Leigh, seated next to me, grabbed my arm, and yanked me from behind my chair. “Sit down,” she said, and I knew better than to argue. I had applied those...
Meeting of Friends V
Maybelle rose from her chair and joined the congregation at the kitchen sink. She pulled open the silverware drawer and took out a knife. By then Bridey,...
Meeting of Friends IV
By this point, I was feeling more than a little put out. I loved these ladies. I’d had nothing but positive experiences with each of them, but I was...
Meeting of Friends III
When I heard why I was being called on the carpet, I made myself a cup of coffee and brought the animal crackers to the table, no matter what Ivy Leigh had...
Meeting of Friends II
By the time Ivy Leigh and I had stepped into the living room, Bonny Bee and Maybelle had seated themselves at the kitchen table. Of course. They both...
Native Texan Holly Bebernitz moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 1967. After thirty years of teaching speech, English, and history on the secondary and college levels, she retired from classroom teaching to become a full-time grandmother. The change in schedule allowed the time needed to complete the novel she had begun writing in 1998. When Trevorode the Defender was published in March 2013, the author realized the story of the Magnolia Arms was not yet complete.
