Daina Higley

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“Home” by Daina Higley

Submitted to Contest #131

The rectangular fire pit chiseled into the thick slate floor had witnessed decades of bartering, arguments settled, betrothals, rents paid, and fines levied; all of it happened here in this room.  The Laird’s bench was the tallest and longest in the room, and if you weren’t there to see the Laird you waited by the fire until you were needed by someone. Always competing with the dogs, babies, or arguing neighbors, it was impossible to ever get close enough to actually feel the warmth of the fire in the stone floor, but you knew it was th...

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Aspiring writer and narrator; giver of hugs, luvs, and snuggles to all of the kiddos, critters, and babies in my life; avid hiker and beach lump.