by Darcy Wiley | Jun 4, 2012 | Gift from the Sea ~ Summer Book Club 2012, Pencils & Pens
My husband has sailed past my horizon line out on a fishing boat beyond reach of cell phone towers. I grab the kids’ swimsuits from the drying rack on the balcony and pack our lunch. Out over the water, a plane sputters by dragging an airborne billboard behind it, an...
by Darcy Wiley | Apr 5, 2012 | Fireflies, Fresh-Cut Flowers
Palms waved on Palm Sunday, fronds rattling, applause in the wind. I walked hand-in-hand with my firstborn toward our abandoned umbrella, its fringe fluttering near the shoreline. Bare feet shuffled over sandy cobblestone, felt the grit, the heat. I clicked my tongue...