by Mary E. Lowd
Originally published in Commander Annie and Other Adventures, November 2023
Each stitch was a nightmare. Heidi stabbed her fingertip, jamming the pointy needle through the unruly fabric. Sometimes the fabric bunched up into a stiff, impenetrable clump under the needle’s point. Other times, the needle sailed through… only for Heidi to find she’d accidently sewn two layers of the ballgown together. Then she had to rip the stitches out, taking her further from the finish line. Continue reading “Rumpel’s Gift”