Adele's Stories

Stories

  • The Fountain

    (This story has been published already in Pure In Heart Magazine. It’s a wonderful Christian family magazine that I totally recommend.https://pureinheartstories.com/issue-7/the-fountain-by-adele-nickerson/ ) Looking at the steep mountain made me sigh. I still had a long way to go before I would find the fountain. My parents nearly had a heart attack when I told them Read more

  • The Father of Lights

    The family gathered by the window to watch her go by. She walked with a skip in her step and a melody that couldn’t be matched. Everytime the girl walked by people stopped and stared. As she walked the lights around her shone brighter and her joy was contagious. No one knew who she was Read more

  • A Conversation With the Sky

    My head barely hit the pillow before the thunder started. Ignoring it, I snuggled in deeper and pulled the blankets up to my chin. The thunder continued for a while and lightning struck a few times. But just as I was about to fall asleep my door creaked open and I heard the pitter patter Read more

  • The Calling

    The ocean stood long and menacing before me. He had called me here. But why? The sun was beginning to set and the ocean was lit up with its light, making the water appear as liquid gold. Pink waves lapped at my feet as I watched the sun go down. I lost track of time Read more

  • The Suitor

    My dress swished around my ankles as I walked barefoot through the garden. Grandmother didn’t like it when I did this, but she was away on a visit to my uncle, Count Drigger, and would never know. It was a lovely walk, with the sun shining on my face and a breeze playing with my Read more

  • Christopher

    My breath came in ragged gasps as they tightened their grip on my arms. I struggled against them, but the knife at my throat prevented much movement. Christopher called out to me as he resisted his own captors, but I couldn’t hear a thing. My shoulder’s ached from straining and I feared I would stop Read more