You caught your first salmon in the Nome River. You were so proud. I glimpsed the man you were becoming when you spoiled your perfect fish to save my favorite lure.

We never dreamed it would be your last time… playing on a dredge, swimming in icy water, playing guitar.

Cate Covert hails from sunny Idaho, U.S.A. She has been telling stories since she could talk. She is a gardener and amateur herbalist, plays guitar and piano, and loves baking bread and making beaded jewelry. Most of all, Cate Covert loves to engage her reading and listening audiences. You can read her frequent inspirational writings, poetry, flash fiction, and humorous stories at Cate Covert on Chadashah.org or her Inspirational essays and bible studies at Pastora Cate’s Corner on Substack.