Alyosha stood working away as he always seemed to do. He worked hard and rarely stirred the pot. He was happy and content now that the workday was complete. He had just finished kneading, sorting and baking five dozen loaves of hearty bread for this morning’s customers.

He stood taking in the smells and sounds of the early morning. He loved Ustina. He described the sounds he heard and the aromas of the bread cooling in the mid-morning breeze.

Ustina stood next to him holding an ear marked well-worn Bible.

He told her “Someday I shall be a writer.”

“Honey you are such a dreamer; these are such works of fiction rolling around in your mind.”

“What is that you hold in your hand?” He bristled and feared the worst.

Illustration from 19th century

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I’m Mark

His friends observe Mark seems wired a little differently. Perhaps it’s more likely that noticing little things often missed by others is a relic of a quieter, simpler time. He has a way with words, which he refuses to let be hindered by sub-par typing skills. People have great stories to tell if you sit and listen.

A belief dear to Mark is that there is certain beauty in the world. You simply have to look for it.

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