Tag: grandma

• A Cherished Rose

  

  A VIGNETTE: I stepped inside the solitary room and observed her from a distance. It was just the two of us. Her make-up done the way she always wore it. Her short, soft curls cemented by Rave aerosol hairspray. I walked over with her perfume bottle and spritzed it across her neck. Wafting the sweet…

  angelkwill

  April 15, 2020

  Creative Recess

  caring, creative writing, death, family, fiction inspired by nonfiction, flash, grandma, grief, life, loss, love, moment, sadness, short story, story, vignette, writer, writing

• Mimi and her toast

  

  VIGNETTE My grandma, who we called Mimi, was standing at my kitchen counter eating her morning toast. She started to walk around observing my new living quarters as crumbs fell to the floor with every bite. Seeing the mess, I grabbed a plate and followed after her in an attempt to catch the crumbs. “What…

  angelkwill

  March 14, 2020

  Creative Recess

  acceptance, family, grandma, growth, hospitality, learning, lesson, life, life lesson, love, mimi, nonfiction, short story, vignette, wisdom