FROM THE SWING FICTION FEATURE FRIDAY: A Time to Tear

by Sarah L. Frantz

I wrote this short story for my mother, Mary Lynn McReynolds, author, wife, mother, and friend. I wove together elements from two of her favorite writers, George MacDonald and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Ten year old Mary Rose is attempting her highest cliff dive, and she wants to do it unwatched by her family. In the dead of night she makes her way to the position she’s been jumping from all day.

In this fantastical tale, Mary Rose meets new friends, Olivetti, a flying typewriter, and Hope, a steampunk-geared metal bird who needs rescuing. As Hope is healed Mary Rose is forever altered as well.

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