"And when I wake, I realize that I had made a terrible mistake"

An excerpt from “Trouble and Strife,” by Johanne Levesque

Soon, Warren says his goodbyes and promises to come again next month.

After he is gone and the dinner dishes are done, I occupy myself by making porridge for breakfast tomorrow morning.  As I stir the porridge with a long heavy spoon in a black iron kettle, I think of Warren.  I hate myself for the pleasure I get out of my revolving memories of our brief times together.  My heart is in torment as the porridge boils and I stir it for an hour or so.  Why didn’t I just stay away from him?  In my dreams, he takes me in his arms, and when I wake, I realize that I had made a terrible mistake.  I leave the porridge to stand on the back of the stove overnight and join Eugene in bed.

If you liked this excerpt from Trouble and Strife, you can buy the book at any of the following links:

Austin Macauley Publishers™ (my publisher)
Amazon.ca
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Barnes & Noble
Indigo
Walmart

 

“He leans over and...”

An excerpt from “Trouble and Strife,” by Johanne Levesque

Warren drops by unannounced...  I am so glad to see him.  I don’t want a brief visit with him.  I want him to stay so I invite him for dinner.  We sit in the living room and to distract myself, I ask him about his latest travel adventures.

“I wish I could take you to Ceylon with me.  You would like it.  They have beautiful beaches.  You should smell the meals cooked by street vendors.  The aroma of spices is hard to describe.  People live in mud huts there but they are always smiling.  I wish I could watch a sunrise with you by the coconut trees and take you to have breakfast by the beach.”

He leans over and...

If you liked this excerpt from Trouble and Strife, you can buy the book at any of the following links:

Austin Macauley Publishers™ (my publisher)
Amazon.ca
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Barnes & Noble
Indigo
Walmart