The Stone
Published in
16 min readMay 5, 2023
A short story about a heart freed from grief.
Ruby nudged the edge of the creamy coloured stone with her big toe as the warm salty water crested gently over her sun browned foot. Bending over, she pried the stone from the sand and bounced it in her hand to feel its weight.
She was always fascinated by the stones on this particular little crescent of beach. They were large and round, small…
