Four-year-old Celia Johnson is counting down the days until her mother returns from the Middle East where she is serving as an Army nurse. Even when Cee hears the news of her momma's death, she insists she'll still be returning on the day circled in red pen on the calendar. This short story by Merri Hiatt reminds us all that our spirit does not die; it lives on, sometimes even in the toes and hair of the ones we love.
Four-year-old Celia Johnson is counting down the days until her mother returns from the Middle East where she is serving as an Army nurse. Even when Cee hears the news of her momma's death, she insists she'll still be returning on the day circled in red pen on the calendar. This short story by Merri Hiatt reminds us all that our spirit does not die; it lives on, sometimes even in the toes and hair of the ones we love.
Merri Hiatt grew up in a small town near Shasta Valley in Northern California. Upon moving to the Pacific Northwest in Washington state, Merri fell in love with the mountains, ocean, rain and lush greenery.
Merri credits her high school creative writing teacher with giving her the nudge to pursue writing.
BOOKS/E-BOOKS BY MERRI HIATT
When Love's at Work (Book one of the Embracing Love Trilogy)
When Love's at Home (Book two of the Embracing Love Trilogy)
When Love's at Work (Book three of the Embracing Love Trilogy)
Marayah's Return (Book one of the Mangadarth Trilogy)
City Reborn (Book two of the Mangadarth Trilogy)
My Mother's Eyes (Book three of the Mangadarth Trilogy)
Kat Burglar
The Magical Christmas Cookies (short story)
Mama Lives in My Hair (short story)
Potato Chip Princess (short story)
The next project? Merri has already begun work on the Celebrating Love Trilogy. The first book, 14 Love Letter Lane, will be available in February 2012.
Merri states: "I am a lover of all emotions. They swim and spin around my head with abandon. What fun to let the words these feelings bring forth play along my tongue and whisper into the still of the night. When I capture them on paper, it is a joy and one of my favorite ways to spend time."
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Four-year-old Celia Johnson is counting down the days until her mother returns from the Middle East where she is serving as an Army nurse. Even when Cee hears the news of her momma's death, she insists she'll still be returning on the day circled in red pen on the calendar. This short story by Merri Hiatt reminds us all that our spirit does not die; it lives on, sometimes even in the toes and hair of the ones we love.