Belinda gazed at the flickering tapestry of stars. She believed deceased family and friends were sending her messages via some kind of cosmic morse code. Her dad, her grandmother, her best friend, her next-door neighbor. Like she did every clear night, Belinda flashed back the following message:
.. / — .. … … / -.– — ..-
Giulietta Nardone lives in Massachusetts where she writes stories and creates paintings celebrating the nighttime sky.
I killed my husband Victor for the insurance money.
Yes, it sounds wretched. But it was all his idea.
“It’s the only way to fund our trip around the world.”
On our last evening in Namibia, I pushed Victor off the overlook as he beheld the grand finale of colors.
Giulietta Nardone enjoys writing, painting and singing in Massachusetts where she lives in a drafty old house with her husband and two curious cats.
Todd asked Delphine to marry him and move to Southern California.
Oh, how she wanted to live in the Hollywood Hills and visit places like Grauman’s Chinese Theater.
But Delphine could never leave the tiny Greek Island, for if she did, her legs would morph into a scaly mermaid’s tail.
Giulietta Nardone writes and paints all things whimsical from her vintage home in Massachusetts. She enjoys writing about mermaids, unicorns and talking horses.
I climb higher and higher into the white pine, anxious to see my childhood kingdom below. Meadows, streams, boulders. It is the place I feel most at home.
My dad said our new neighbor plans to cut down the tree. Its life-giving needles have created dry spots on his lawn.
Giulietta Nardone has felt a special bond with trees since she was a young child. When she isn’t trying to save them, she writes and paints from her suburban Massachusetts home.
“Go ahead and open it,” he said.
Inside the damp, sand-covered box lay a quivering starfish.
“Place it in the palm of your hand and make a wish.”
She followed his instructions then tossed it back into the sea.
“Why did you do that?”
“I wished for it to live.”
Giulietta Nardone is the author of Feel More Alive! 30 Brilliant Ways To Reignite Your Inner Spark.