Former Things: A Short Story

By Kate Courtright

Twenty-six-year-old housepainter Sean Timmerman returned to Haverly, Virginia to care for his beloved grandmother in her final weeks. As her funeral service starts, a late guest arrives: Sarah Henry, the woman who broke his heart three summers ago. What could inspire her to reappear at this moment of grief? And how can he keep his foolish heart from hoping that a story he thought was over might just be beginning?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kate Courtright
• Release date: Oct 8, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005585648

Kate Courtright

Kate Courtright has found joy in stories her entire life. She loves reading stories that make her laugh and cry and believe in the power of love to change people’s lives. She loves literary and genre fiction and has a particular fondness for romance. She wrote her first story, about Cinderella eating spaghetti, when she was seven years old, and has been writing in one form or another ever since. When not reading or writing, Kate works professionally to create caring communities that empower people to be good neighbors and faithful friends. She lives with her family in New York City.

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Former Things: A Short Story

Published by Kate Courtright

Copyright © 2021 by Kate Courtright

Cover design: MaryDes, marydes.eu

Book Design: Brisbane Creative LLC

This short story is an original work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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To Dad

Former Things

The public viewing was over. Now it was just him. In the quiet hallway outside the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of Haverly, Virginia, Sean Timmerman stood before his grandmother’s casket, looking at her still features for the final time. He tried to imprint them on his memory: her short, fine hair, bright red, because that was his grandmother. No dignified gray for her. Nose with a slight bump at the top. Large mouth with her favorite pink lipstick, pressed into a semblance of