Someone added Tabasco sauce to Janie's collard greens. It was invisible because they stirred it in. Â Muffling her screams, she stood up quickly, her arms windmilling. She needed milk to nurse the pain. With a milk moustache, she walked back into the dining room like a spider looking for her prey and asked who had... Continue Reading →
Throwing Kisses at a Redbird Can’t Hurt, and It Just Might Help
Daily writing promptAre you superstitious?View all responses Overall, I put my faith in the Lord God, trusting that I am not alone in my struggles or triumphs. But, as a little girl growing up in the segregated South, adults used to tell us that when we saw a redbird, we were to throw kisses at... Continue Reading →
Defeating Bad Bosses: Weekend Writing Prompt
Defenestration was long overdue. Our boss couldn’t lead a horse to water to drink. Yet she believes she is superior to us, But she doesn’t have enough brains to actually think. She joyfully took credit for other people’s work, Declared that as our boss, our ideas belong to her. Everyone is as blue as an... Continue Reading →
Choose Your Words Carefully: One -Liner Wednesday
Words are as powerful, painful, and destructive, maybe more so, than any stick or stone. Rev. Dr. Regina Davis-Sowers Written for One-Liner Wednesday from Linda G. Hill. Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my intellectual property protected by copyright. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express written permission from... Continue Reading →
Love Isn’t Guided By Biology Alone!
It had never entered Richard’s mind that his son was not his own blood. As he watched Aiden wake from the coma, Richard felt such gratefulness that their prayers had been answered. He was still seriously shaken to discover that the child he loved dearly was not his biological son, as he had thought. His... Continue Reading →
Moving to Europe and Leaving My Family Will Be Hard, But I Want to See the World
Daily writing promptWhat is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months?View all responses Last year, when I told my daughter that my husband and I planned to move to Portugal this year, I thought she would tell me not to go, that, as the matriarch of the family, I was needed.... Continue Reading →
Thank God All Men Are Not Alike: Happy Valentine’s Day, My Lovely Man!
Regina held his hand, staring at Douglas, a special sweetheart of a pirate who’d captured her heart. She’d placed a padlock there after surviving the pain of men with sugar-coated lips of deception. But he made public declarations of her value to him, playful yet serious.  Thankfully, she saw he was different. Written for the... Continue Reading →
Finding Peace in a World Come Undone: What Do You See?
Photo Credit: Steve Busch @ Unsplash Photo Credit: Alex Mesmer @ Unsplash I know there must be a place where peace abounds, Away from this planet with its hateful sights and sounds. I look up into the sky, and wonder what it's like above, Is there at least one galaxy where there is nothing but... Continue Reading →
Always Read the Label Before Applying: Laughing Along With a Limerick
Eloise felt serene and calm, Having used a new soothing balm. But when she started to burn, She ran to the bathroom as she squirmed, Trying to get that stuff off of her palm. Written for Laughing Along with a Limerick #269 from Esther Chilton. The prompt is Calm.
Some Things Are Better Left Unknown: Fandango Story Starter
Why shouldn’t they help themselves, after the way they’d been treated? Alex didn’t think it was a good idea for Cathy and him to take what they wanted, just because it was handy, and it seemed no one was around to stop them. It wouldn’t be helpful in maintaining some semblance of a relationship with... Continue Reading →
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