Beside the waterfall are lilac-pink flowers whose smell resembles garlic. I picked one and rubbed it between my thumb and forefinger. I am dumbfounded to realize that sitting here with water, blue sky, and colorful flowers does more for my health than any number of vitamins. Written for Can You Write a Story In #300... Continue Reading →
I am still here. I'm posting only a few times a week, but I'm hoping for a change in my health that will allow me to blog more. If you remember, I fell in Vienna nearly three months ago. I had to have an emergency root canal, and I thought that was the end of... Continue Reading →
I spent many a day trying to find peace in a chaotic world. The way it was described to me was that peace was the absence of noise, a quiet time of contemplation and reflection. But I found that not to be so. Peace is like beauty, in the eye of the beholder, meaning it... Continue Reading →
Caught between a hard place and a rock, Gwen would not answer the knock. Her best friend is very vain, But the truth remains, She was wearing an ugly frock. Written for Laughing With A Limerick #244 from Esther Chilton. The prompt is rock. Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my... Continue Reading →
Marvin glanced at his profile as he walked into the gym for his Pilates class. He flinched because he was more the little teapot, short and stout, than the gladiator he saw in his imagination. Today, he chose to avoid the plank walk because of the scabs on his forearms from when he dove on... Continue Reading →
You can look, but do not touch, Charlie had heard a few times too much. So, he changed the type of woman to date, Choosing women who didn’t care what they ate, Finding them more agreeable to a clutch. Written for Laughing Along With A Limerick from Esther Chilton. I thought I would try it.... Continue Reading →
Paris, France, May 2024 As a black woman raised in the South in Tennessee, I thought that I was an ordinary person, nothing special about me. I was told that I would probably live my whole life in the South, never going beyond the boundary of my hometown. I was also someone who loved books... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Christian Crocker @ Unsplash Jade left the orphanage at age eleven. She was at the bottom of the hierarchy in a place where no one was wanted, because she had no idea where she came from or knew her family history like other people. Did a stork leave her on the porch? These... Continue Reading →
Serralves Park, Portugal, June 2024 Jenna found a space below the neighbors’ window to eat her burger while eavesdropping on them. They are determined to make her move because she is a foreigner. Written for "Can You Write a Story In...#298" by Esther Chilton. This week's challenge is 28 words, including eavesdrop, burger, and space.
Looking at the beautiful, calm water in the lagoon, My restless spirit finally finds the peace it needs. Free from mail in digital and physical forms, I breathe with nothing my joy to impede. Oh, precious water, you met God first, No wonder your presence quenches our thirst. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt #425... Continue Reading →
