by Valorie Quesenberry | May 26, 2025 | America, Flag, Memorial Day, Patriotism, soldier
Unknown. The word is simple. Complex. Empty. Full. Nondescript. Meaningful. Casual. Weighty. I look down at the white cross and think that it too could be identified by these adjectives. How could Joe, the brother I grew up with, be unknown. How could he be missing?...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Mar 23, 2018 | Easter, Good Friday, Gospel, history, Jesus, Roman, seal, short story, soldier
Claudia adjusted her toga as she approached the garrison. Maybe she would see him today. She absently fingered her new coif and hoped that the hairdresser had woven the cords tightly around her cluster of curls. She had to look her best for Vitus. She had scarcely...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Dec 7, 2017 | Christmas, December, England, short story, soldier, story, village
In that very odd manner that train stations have, it was cozy and yet too full at the same time. To Pastor Dillingham, it was a haven. Or at least the prelude to a haven. He was on his way home for the Christmas holidays. And everything within sight fairly sparkled...
