Road to Cincinnati
Around mid-morning the van is parked by a sign indicating Tennessee to the right and Kansas to the left. The passengers get out of the van and everyone hugs Rose in turn, then, all but Rose get back in the van. The van takes off toward Tennessee.Rose walks past the fork on the Kansas side…
3. A Visitor From Heaven
The next morning Carol felt tired and a little sick.“Carol, are you okay?” asked June.“I feel lethargic this morning. Maybe I could use a bath.”Carol looked at her hands. They were darker than she remembered, and appeared opaque and chalky. She wished she had some of the morphine that had been at her bedside table…
2. A Cat and a Friend
Carol sat up in the early morning light and removed the head scarf she had on. It was lavender and matched her robe. She ran her hand over her scalp and felt a new growth of hair less than a centimeter long. She replaced the scarf over her head again. Incredible, she thought, this body…