Locust Hill, series at Spillwords.com

Struggles of an independent, small acreage farm family, that of Jim and Cassandra Russell, in the Mid-Ohio Valley region of West Virginia.

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Locust Hill: Chapter XI-I

Carl Parsons·March 5, 2023

Locust Hill Chapter XI (Part I) Crisis written by: Carl Parsons 11.1 When autumn comes to Locust...

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Locust Hill: Chapter X

Carl Parsons·February 9, 2023

Locust Hill Chapter X Success written by: Carl Parsons 10.1 Despite its long history as a farm...

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Locust Hill: Chapter IX

Carl Parsons·January 8, 2023

Locust Hill Chapter IX Children written by: Carl Parsons 9.1 By the autumn after our graduation from...

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Locust Hill: Chapter VIII

Carl Parsons·December 6, 2022

Locust Hill Chapter VIII Marriage written by: Carl Parsons 8.1 When we arrived back home, Jim’s mom...

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Locust Hill: Chapter VII

Carl Parsons·November 8, 2022

Locust Hill Chapter VII Wedding written by: Carl Parsons 7.1 Suddenly it was summer. The prom and...

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Locust Hill: Chapter VI

Carl Parsons·October 6, 2022

Locust Hill Chapter VI St. Benedict’s written by: Carl Parsons 6.1 The next Sunday I went to...

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Locust Hill: Chapter V

Carl Parsons·September 6, 2022

Locust Hill Chapter V Keepsakes written by: Carl Parsons 5.1 After the planting was completed, we all...

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Locust Hill: Chapter IV

Carl Parsons·August 7, 2022

Locust Hill Chapter IV Farm Work written by: Carl Parsons 4.1 After the confrontation with my parents,...

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Locust Hill: Chapter III

Carl Parsons·July 3, 2022

Locust Hill Chapter III Parents written by: Carl Parsons After pledging themselves to each other, Jim and...

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Locust Hill: Chapter II

Carl Parsons·June 5, 2022

Locust Hill Chapter II Proposal written by: Carl Parsons 2.1 As the spring of our senior year...

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Locust Hill: Chapter I

Carl Parsons·May 1, 2022

Locust Hill Chapter I Courtship at El Caballito written by: Carl Parsons 1 I met my farmer...

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Smitha Vishwanath is a banker turned writer. She began her writing journey in 2016 through her blog. In 2019, she was nominated for Best of the Net, and 2 of her poems were given special mention in NaPoWriMo, 2021 and 2022. In addition, she was awarded the Reuel International Prize for poetry. In 2019, she co-authored a book of poetry, 'Roads- A journey with Verses.' Smitha's writing is peppered with the lessons learned from the plethora of invaluable experiences that come from having lived in India, UAE and Iran, worked in a multi-cultural environment and travelled widely. She resides in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing, you can find her painting, travelling, or sharing reviews of books. She is excited about her debut novel, 'Coming Home', which will be released on 18th March 2023.

The Lighthouse by Sharon Frame Gay

Maine, 1922
There are those who find the song of a foghorn mournful and foreboding. To me, it was a lullaby. I’ve been a lighthouse keeper all my life. I was born in the keeper’s cottage in 1880, next to the tower that clings to a cliff in Maine. The rhythmic bursts of light and sound that brought home lost sailors lulled me to sleep each night.
Father, and his father before him, maintained the lighthouse for over seventy years. As a child, I peered up the spiral staircase, watching Father high above as he polished the massive searchlight...

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