Author: Elsa Wolf

Elsa is a George Washington University graduate who spent most of her life in the suburbs of the Baltimore-Washington corridor. She began with a theater background that developed into public relations and ownership of a small equestrian business. Now retired -- Elsa spends her days writing, traveling, and volunteering. In 2019, she relocated to Wyoming with her husband and loves living in a small town.

Left Behind, circa 1950 ©Elsa Wolf

This short story helped me formulate aspects of my published novel. It was originally a version of the prologue, but I changed in the final version. Please enjoy this rendition and find my completed novel on Amazon: Buried Truths, A Daughter’s Tale…

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Beneath the Rattling Roof

Our thirty-foot camper loomed in our rearview mirror. It creaked, swayed and groaned in the wind as we headed over the mountains of Utah toward Wyoming on the curving switchback roads. Majestic peaks, dusted with snow, soared in the distance, their silhouettes jagged against a sky that alternated between brooding gray and brilliant blue. On…

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When The Silence Broke © Elsa Wolf Barnes

Forty years had passed since they’d split under unusual circumstances. The phone call Catlyn had received just yesterday felt ghostly. The voice on the other end of the line was his—except that didn’t make sense. Jody was dead. Or so she thought. After the call, Catlyn rifled through a box of mementos and found his…

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