When I was a child and my grandmother was still alive, my mother’s side of the family would gather in the same house for the afternoon. We dyed eggs and had an egg hunt. Some years we went to church but we always ate lots of food. There was the traditional holiday feast: ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, and mac and cheese, among many others.
The one thing we did that I don’t believe many other families did is that we would grab our plastic bat and take turns hitting the dyed eggs into the field once the egg hunt was over. We used to go to the mall and get a picture with the easter bunny for my grandmother and mom to hang on the fridge with magnets or frame.
I don’t have one single favorite Easter tradition. It was the collective experience that I miss so much. My grandmother passed away years ago, so celebrations are no longer held there as the house was sold. My cousins are all grown except for one, and we’re all leading our own lives, getting married, traveling, and moving. Some years, my maternal family will meet up for the holiday, but most of the time, we don’t.
My husband comes from India and didn’t celebrate Easter before we met, so it’s really enjoyable for us to continue to dye eggs every year for Easter. We don’t hit them with a plastic bat, but we keep them on display for a short while before eating them.
About H.G Muralee
H.G. Muralee was born and raised in North Carolina. She graduated from Western Carolina University and works as a paralegal. When she isn’t writing, she’s reading far too many books, watching The Great British Baking Show, learning her husband’s native language, and playing with her dog, Oliver.
We Come With Vengeance by H.G. Muralee
Publication date: March 14th, 2023
Genres: Adult, Steampunk
Synopsis:
The war has stretched on for twenty years, and the soldiers, civilians, and nobles are exhausted. Towns grow more desolate while war technology continues to advance, leaving the rest of Kaier behind.
Felix—heir to House Leigh-Van—harbors resentment for the war that has claimed his sister’s life and his father’s ethics. Regardless, he follows his orders and is content to remain equal among his fellow soldiers.
When a routine stop for repairs puts Felix at the epicenter of a brutal attack impacting civilians rather than soldiers, he struggles to continue separating his ethics from his duty. He’s privately ambivalent but publicly supportive of his uncle—the king—when whispers of an underground rebellion start to circulate. The rebellion is gaining traction and could soon make a serious play at ending the war.
But when even the tactics of the resistance begin claiming lives as quickly as the war itself, Felix starts to wonder who will survive to see the peace they’re fighting for.
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