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Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 100
HOMECOMING
Cradling her infant son in her arms, Savannah’s heart swelled as her husband Emmet hammered the final nail into their cabin. After grueling weeks of travel in a covered wagon, she relished the warm Kansas breeze on her face.
Emmet walked backward to admire his handiwork. “It ain’t a palace, but it’s ours.”
The newborn squirmed and nuzzled Savannah’s breast. She gazed at his round bronze cheeks with pride.
“No more auction block of us, my little angel. We home now.”
“Freedom!” Encircling his arm around her, Emmet grinned. “Our own stores. Our own church. Our own town. Nicodemus, Kansas.