The Wileys’ Horses

Pure in Heart Stories/November 11, 2022

One day, we looked out the kitchen windows to see the Wiley’s horses standing in our backyard beside our basketball court. The smallest one, Astral, the one with the big star on her forehead, was not there. There were usually three.

The Wileys fancied themselves farmers. Along with the horses - Inky, Ruby, and Astral-they had a pack of dogs, a flock of chickens, and a hoard of cats. They had a barn tucked down below the hill where their small house stood, but the horses were often out wandering, standing solemnly in different places all over their property, and often on ours.