Julia Ledo : Writing

Christmas

Christmas

A Chapter by Julia Ledo


Christmas in the neighborhood and no one was expecting anything special except for Jackie cooking us brownies to eat at the boulder. While her parents..
German Fables

German Fables

A Chapter by Julia Ledo


I started to read the beaten paperback volume I had hidden away under my pillow after that Christmas Eve. It had been eating away at me that he though..
New Years

New Years

A Chapter by Julia Ledo


He was my New Years kiss at midnight that year, and it wasn't some innocent kiss on the cheek. Derek was drunk as a skunk hitting on poor Hailey who w..
Tired

Tired

A Chapter by Julia Ledo


Things went on as they always do. Derek and the boys went to the porridge most nights. They always tried to goad Theo into coming. He always refused. ..
Derek and Red-Headed Mitch

Derek and Red-Headed Mitch

A Chapter by Julia Ledo


With school returning in full force, Theo's classes kept him busy. I didn't get to see him under the powerlines at night and listen to his fables. I w..
Higgins

Higgins

A Chapter by Julia Ledo


Derek took me to Higgins after school the next day to make it up to me. Theo could spend his breaks with us. He sat us at a table in the back with all..
Hello Operator?

Hello Operator?

A Chapter by Julia Ledo


It seemed that I had just fallen asleep when I heard glass shatter. It jolted me awake. The hair on the back of my neck stood on end. Dad wasn't suppo..
Theodore

Theodore

A Chapter by Julia Ledo


That night Theo couldn’t sleep. Last I remember he was mumbling his fables. His soft words lulled me into unconsciousness. We had talked and tri..
The Where

The Where

A Chapter by Julia Ledo


He snuck out of my house with my father's clothes and went to get his things for school. He didn't make it there that day. Later I learned the police ..
Nothing

Nothing

A Chapter by Julia Ledo


Theo arrived late to the power lines. He carried the bat and the bags under his eyes from last night along with him. He still wore my father's clothes..