Bound by oppression. Unable to sway racists. I am human, too! Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #338: Bound and Sway.
My Pretty Brown Skin: RonovanWrites
Saturday Six Word Story Prompt Challenge #70
The poison only made her sick! Written for the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt Challenge from My Random Ramblings. The prompt today is Sick.
Not Cleaning Man Caves Saves Marriages: Weekend Writing Prompt
I truly love my dear husband, But I'm fanatic about a clean home. He lives like a troglodyte in the basement, The place that holds his computer and throne. All of his stuff is away from my sight, With papers and tools strewn everywhere. I remain in my office that I keep neat, So I... Continue Reading →
Giving Me a Cookbook Don’t Help: Tale Weaver
Received for Christmas, 2020 For the Tale Weaver Challenge for December 24, Mindlovemisery's Menagerie requested that because it is Christmas Eve, respondents write about a gift you received or gave, or about being gifted in some way. I chose the cookbook we received for Christmas. I love the giver, but these are some of the... Continue Reading →
Share Your World 12-21-20
Answers to questions from Sparks from a Combustible Mind for Share Your Words, December 21, 2020 QUESTIONS What is your favorite type of cookie (they’re called biscuits in Europe I believe)? I love Oreos! If it wouldn't possibly place me in the hospital, I would have a bag of every flavor in the house. The... Continue Reading →
A Christmas Eve Wish: Wordle #220
On a clear Christmas Eve night, Charlotte stood next to the tree in front of the next house down from the home where she had grown up. Despite the frost on the windows and her shivering as her threadbare coat with no buttons billowed out around her from the cold, she smiled at the memories... Continue Reading →
Healing My Inner Child: What Do You See? #61
Image Credit: Tim Hufner @ Unsplash I grieved the childhood that she missed, That little girl who was unloved and unwanted. Through the years, I felt her hunger and pain, And by her presence, I was continuously haunted. Oh, the mistakes I made trying to find her relief. I searched for the love she craved... Continue Reading →
The Comfort of a Good Book: RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge
Kauai, Hawaii 2012 Open a good book! Escape to another world! Solace and pure joy! Written for the RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Solace and Open.
Luck is a Fickle Mistress: First Line Friday
The dice tumbled and the table leaned forward with held breath. Ray stood there in the midst of the gamblers, beckoning Shari to come to him, as he thought that she had brought him good luck in the past. He was watching to see if his opponent would have a good throw. He just couldn't... Continue Reading →
A Letter to Santa from A Senior Citizen
Dear Santa, I never wrote a letter to you as a child, because I never knew where I might be, as my sister and I changed homes a lot. I don't have any memories of any of the Christmases before I became a mother. My children would write you letters, and you answered them quite... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 