A plain, ugly scrap lives in a quilt-maker’s basket, surrounded by brighter and more beautiful scraps.

The ugly scrap longs for a purpose, a quilt to call home... but it might as well dream of flying.

Until one day, its life changes forever—well beyond even its wildest dreams.

A hopeful Christmas parable about waiting for our purpose in life.

950 words / Christmas allegory

Welcome to Inklets, a series of short (and sometimes short-short) stories ranging from sci-fi to fantasy to lingering just on the edge of normal. One thing’s for sure: you won’t look at the world the same way again.