Joy Lee

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“Hope in New Beginnings” by Joy Lee

Submitted to Contest #231

“Open your eyes.” Dad removed his hands from Ella’s face. “Finally, one sprouted. I hope the others sprout. I’ll be back in a minute.” After running to the broken-up airplane fuselage, Ella rummaged through the organized pile she and her father had managed to collect since—the day. She retrieved a metal saucer and dipped it in the dew collected from the night tarp. Watching Ella, Dad leaned on his crooked cane while shading the poor seedling. “Even the morning sun is brutal.” “It is. I’ll give some of my daily water rations to the seed...

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I'm an American currently living in the breathtaking country of New Zealand. My nest is empty so I'm exploring more of NZ and soaking in tropical inspiration from the ground to the sky. My hubby and budgie bird keep me company and occasionally my pilot daughter comes home and takes me flying. If I could live in the sky, I would set up a desk in a cloud and never leave.