“There’s no cure for a beast like me,” Victor said, a sardonic smile on his face. He stood there looking at himself in the mirror, pride and arrogance emanating from every pore. He straightened an imagined wrinkle in his left trouser leg and laughed at the fiery red-haired woman who thought that love would transform... Continue Reading →
Dogs are Truly the Higher Species: What Do You See #213
Bailey lay in the sand, suffering the doldrums because of the craziness of the humans arguing politics at the beach around him. He couldn't understand how they could be so angry in the bucolic setting of mountains, lots of trees, warm sand, and the ocean. What is it with these guys? Can't they just relax... Continue Reading →
Hoping for Inspiration to Come: Wordle #343
Members of the writing group sit around the Formica table, looking at the crimson-colored flowers in the wallpaper, trying to reseed the soil of their imaginations. Communication is their product, and all are winners of writing awards. Abstract literature links them in an elemental way, for their thinking is dissimilar to others who in all... Continue Reading →
When We Can Only See the Value of Others and Not Our Own: Sunday Whirl
Caroline is a hostage to the opinions of others. It gives her grief when she gathers with friends and strangers alike. She would like to scale the heights of success that others have achieved, but she can't speak words like some of her friends. She is short and squat, not long and tall, so she... Continue Reading →
When Faith is Tested, Jump!
Archie leaped into the air and grabbed at it with fervor, and he hung on to the end of the chain with every ounce of his energy. It hadn't registered with him that one day as he swung from the old tree swing, the spike holding it to the tree might break and send him... Continue Reading →
Seeing the Humanity in the Beast
Nigel heard the reports of a beast roaming the countryside. As lord of the manor, it was his birthright as a hunter to kill the animal, and he took a posse up on the mountain so they could locate the fearsome creature and destroy it. Nigel was the first on the scene with his gun... Continue Reading →
Kudos to the Caregivers: Saturday Mix
In her sepia sweater, Juliette sits back to take a break from the responsibility of caring for her mother. It seems she is ensnared by all the work that constantly needs doing. But as one of the henessars of this world, Juliette does her duty without complaining and with great love. You can search the... Continue Reading →
A Slice of Heaven on Earth: Three Things Challenge #466
During the week, he is Frank, whom we think of as just the milkman. He delivers dairy products to the stores in his familiar truck. The children and I wave at him as he passes each morning on his rounds, never thinking about who he really is and what he does at other times. Then,... Continue Reading →
Progress Needs Redefining: What Do You See
Image credit: Joshua Kettle @Unsplash Sitting in a cafe with a 1960s vibe, I listen to the jukebox playing rock and roll. My mind is on the maelstrom building outside the window. The shrewd person who doesn't cower from other's opinions recognizes bigger doesn't mean better, especially when it comes at a cost to the... Continue Reading →
The Tears of an Abandoned House: What Do You See?
Image Credit: Joni Ludlow @ Unsplash Standing in the garden of the old English manor house, I had a vision of the people who had lived and loved here for centuries. I looked at the walls, and I thought of the joy this room's beauty must have given countless owners before the pain began to... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 