By Arman
Beads of sweat swam across Emilio’s face, standing over the hot stove in the cramped kitchen at Trama’s Trattoria. The fragrance of sautéing onions, translucent in butter, evoked memory of family and first love back in Calabria.
He stepped out the back door, breathed the cool night air. Cars hissed along Brighton Avenue under buzzing streetlights. He lit a cigarette.
A beautiful young woman stopped. “Got a light?” She reminded him of his mother, and a sudden warmth stirred in his chest. For a moment, he thought it meant something, like home. But she left him empty like everything else here.
Nice! I enjoyed this, especially the moment the lady reminds him of his mother and he thinks it might mean something.
Thank you so much, Lynn. I very much appreciate the feedback grateful for your comment. God bless you.
Just clicked on your author website. I was so encouraging to find another author publishing on 101 Words who has been transformed by the Savior! I added your book to my Amazon wishlist. 🙂 PTL!
Thank you so much for the support sister so grateful to hear this as well. What a blessing thank you so much for picking up a copy of the book. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it if you can leave an Amazon or good reads review. Please share it with others trying to lead as many to the Lord through that memoir as possible.
Beautiful descriptions. Nicely done!
Thank you, Faith. So grateful for you taking the time to read it and for your feedback means a lot to me God bless.
Good imagery! Great last line!
Thank you, Ramona. I appreciate this so much. I went back-and-forth between that last line and another alternate sentence. Glad to see I chose the right one. God bless.
very evocative …
Thank you, Richard. I appreciate that thank you for the compliment on my writing. Means a lot to me God bless you.