Art from the GIANTS exhibition at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia The jury has deliberated. I can confidently say That you are winners, Because of the things you do each day. You juggle jobs, kids, and friendships, Showing your love for others. It’s no jest that you are queens, The kindest people and... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptCome up with a crazy business idea.View all responses A business where one doesn't seek to make a profit would be considered a crazy business idea. That is the goal that people have in mind when they think of starting a business. Why even expend all that energy to showcase one's talents, if... Continue Reading →
Gibbs Garden, Ball Ground, Georgia, December 2024 Flowers, trees, leaves, and shrubs full of colors, My need to see you is part of our humanity. Your beauty heals our souls and leaves us in awe. Spending time with you reduces our insanity. Written for Saturday Mix: Riddle This from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie, where the answer to... Continue Reading →
Carolina looked down at the scale, and she wondered if it was still operational. Surely, she did not weigh that much! She was barely eating. She had been diligent in attending meetings for the weight-loss company that she joined, ingesting only what she was told was good for her. Yes, sometimes she ate enough of... Continue Reading →
I originally posted this blog on January 5, 2018. It has been on my mind for a few days, and when I saw Fandango's prompt, I decided that maybe it's meant to be posted again for someone else's benefit. I have shortened it because the first time around, I didn't understand about being succinct. It's... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Sarah Whiley Julia looked up at the lone bird sitting on the power lines and envied it. She knew that it takes guts to go through life alone, as she had been doing since her beloved husband, Charles, had died ten years ago. The confusion that gripped her in the first days of... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life?View all responses What a strange question for a seventy-something to answer, as most people would say that I have already lived a very long life, since I have passed the biblical three-score and ten (70). I just live my life,... Continue Reading →
He woke with a gasp, the metallic taste of blood filling his mouth. The hair on his neck bristles from the fear that his foes may have followed him and will continue to try to hurt him. Colin had known that spewing hateful words at the young woman in the lace dress just because she... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat could you do differently?View all responses I know that I should be better organized, but I have made a profession out of going off the cuff. Even after years of writing papers for the various degrees I have earned, I still write papers without an outline. I read the information, take out... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Dmitrii Shirnin@Unsplash It's tempting to follow the footprints of others in the snow. But what if they take us places we don't wish to go? Maybe it's safer to take the routes others have made, To protect ourselves from getting lost or going astray. But, we can't allow the echo of other's ambitions... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 