We All Need A Little Strength

Between writing and life, it's been a very hectic few weeks for me. For the most part it's been fun, but I needed to take a break from a few things to keep the remaining parts of my sanity, as well as sleep from time to time. So after a little hiatus, I'm back on Lance's 100 Word Song Challenge. This week the song was by The Alarm, a British or more accurately Welsh band from the 70's-80's. The chosen song this week is called "Strength."

I've begun to notice I have a very dark side when I write fiction. Go figure.

Strength

The chill in Eamon’s bones came not from the Illinois winter, but from the vision he glimpsed of his future. Stoking the fire, he dared not look at the newborn for fear of his emotions: love, hate, fear.

Dirt fell from the shovel onto the planked wooden floor. Tears blurred his vision as he remembered how Abigail would scold him for not cleaning it outdoors. Tomorrow he would write the letter to her family, but tonight he needed to think.

Turning up the oil lamp, the words on her sampler became clear “In God We Trust.”

Lord, give me strength.