Sonia Heidi Unruh
Bio
I love: my husband and children; all who claim me as family or friend; the first bite of chocolate; the last blue before sunset; solving puzzles; stroking cats; finding myself by writing; losing myself in reading; the Creator who is love.
Stories (128/0)
No Way Back
"Out or in, Gabe," I called from my post at the kitchen sink, finishing up the lunch dishes. I smiled faintly at the echo of my mother’s voice from my own childhood, chiding me with a similar admonition. My mother had somehow always known where I was from any point in the house. I still had eyes only in their customary place in the front of my head, so I was thankful the kitchen layout gave me a line of sight to the living room.
By Sonia Heidi Unruh19 days ago in Fiction
The logic of wonder
Everyone—including me—ooh’ed and ahh’ed when the moon held back the tides of light, like the walls of the Red Sea straining against the outstretched staff of Moses. And we gushed to see sunlight break loose, cascading through that widening crack. The moment felt mantled with significance, overshadowed by mystery.
By Sonia Heidi Unruh26 days ago in Poets
- Top Story - April 2024
Traveler's ChoiceTop Story - April 2024
One pale petal clings To my backpack. Pluck it, or Let it be our guest? ~~~~~ Appreciation to Hannah Moore for her generous invitation to step into her writing space and join the dance of the Renga. See her breath-catching first stanza, Yūgen.
By Sonia Heidi Unruhabout a month ago in Poets
My Vocal eclipse story
I wrote this chapter a year ago, while I was recovering from Covid, and it won 2nd place in the Purple Clouds challenge. Ana's Home is still one of my favorite pieces in my Vocal collection, and it involves an eclipse (if you read to the end).
By Sonia Heidi Unruhabout a month ago in Chapters
- Top Story - March 2024
- Top Story - February 2024