This was originally posted to Notes as a response to a 100-word free writing challenge. I thought it deserved a more permanent home somewhere. Thanks for being here!
vroom vroooooom……
Vroom vroom vrooooooooooooom…..
‘Solid cut,’ Jordan thinks to himself. ‘Alright, I see where she’s going.’
Breathe.
‘What does it mean to have the Kingdom of Heaven within you?’
Sweat beads down. Jordan steps to the other side of the black walnut.
‘How is that tied to working out your salvation?’
“Last cut.”
Vroom vroom vroooooom……
Vroom vroom vroooooooooooom…..
The sole tree in the clearing comes down with a mighty THUD.
“It probably took that tree 20 to 30 years to get that big. But just like that….”
“Is this to steward?”
What a thing to fell and ponder.