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    A Bowl of Light
    A Bowl of Light
    A Bowl of Light
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    A Bowl of Light

    By Ann Stratton

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    Josephina's church has just received a shipment of glass bowls. Nobody knows who ordered them, nobody wants them, nobody has a use for them, but there they are. Josephina tries to make the best of them, arranging them to complement the old parish house, but somebody keeps moving them around...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnn Stratton
    Release dateJul 24, 2022
    ISBN9798201515584
    A Bowl of Light
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    Ann Stratton

    Ann Stratton started writing at age thirteen with the usual results. After a long stint in fan fiction, honing her skills, she hopes she has gotten better since then. She lives in Southeastern Arizona, trying to juggle all her varied interests. 

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      Book preview

      A Bowl of Light - Ann Stratton

      A Bowl of Light

      Ann Stratton

      Published by Ann Stratton, 2022.

      This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

      A BOWL OF LIGHT

      First edition. July 24, 2022.

      Copyright © 2022 Ann Stratton.

      ISBN: 979-8201515584

      Written by Ann Stratton.

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      A Bowl of Light

      Also By Ann Stratton

      About the Author

      A Bowl of Light

      The E-book edition

      Ann Stratton

      A Blind Woman Production publication

      Copyright © 2022 Ann Stratton

      To give the reader more of a sample, the front matter appears at the end.

      This story features characters from Arusa and Jim! and A Shadow in the Hall.

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      Josephina heard the noise first, washing dishes in the parish sink. Washing dishes was a meditative activity, where she could just let her hands and body go through the familiar motions while she thought about life, the universe, and all her social circle. Washing dishes for the parish was a giving thing to do, that benefited not just the pastor but the entire congregation.

      Strange noises were not. She raised her eyes to the window, looking out at the beaten dirt parking lot on the kitchen side of the parish. The pastor’s car stood there, though the pastor himself was not, having ridden with a parishioner to a meeting somewhere. Her car parked beside it and she thought she really ought to wash it.

      An immense yellow semi truck poked its nose around the sanctuary building and pulled slowly into view. The truck and its trailer took up the entire space, stretching from the sanctuary side to the end of the parish house, taking up

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