Daily writing promptIf you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to?View all responses As October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I would give a million dollars to the various groups that work tirelessly to put an end to the violence in people's homes. These groups include the National Coalition... Continue Reading →
The Shade Whisperer
Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground, Georgia 2024 He craves shade everywhere we go. He whimpers in the sunlight and heat. I shrug and relish the sun on my face, While he remains on the other side of the street. By the grace of God, he finds the coolness, And works to retain as much as he... Continue Reading →
Learning to Drive at Age 50 Freed Me and Taught Me to Confront My Fears
Daily writing promptWhat was the hardest personal goal you've set for yourself?View all responses I had a phobia of driving. I had been in a wreck as a child that left a massive bump on my forehead and rendered me afraid of other cars on the streets. It was easier to take the bus, as... Continue Reading →
The Importance of Knowing One’s History
Art at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, 2025 Amanda remembers the whispers as she passed through the crowded hallways of her school. Being one of only ten black students in her private school always placed walls between her and the other students. Each time she took a chance at making friends, the girls... Continue Reading →
Pushing through to Write Some Blogs
One of the young bloggers I follow wrote a post declaring that she would write a blog every day in October. In my comment to her post, I informed her that I would join her, as a way to return to daily posting and answering the daily prompts, which I love. Since we came home... Continue Reading →
The Moon in All of Its Beauty: Weekend Writing Prompt
Image Credit: NASA Supine on the ground of the manor house, Luxuriating in the smell of the newly-cut grass, I looked at the moon as it made its nightly entry, And reveled in its beauty as the clouds went past. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt #436 from Sammiscribbles. The prompt is Supine in 37... Continue Reading →
Dreaming of Stardom While Stuck in a Dead-End Job: What Do You See
Image Credit: Maecel Straub @Unsplash Image Credit: Tommao Wang @ Unsplash As Jaylen sat his his desk, working through lunch for the fourth time this week, he wondered how he had come to be in such a dead-end job. He had been part of a boy band, named the Heartbreakers, that had been famous. People... Continue Reading →
Some Secrets Are Engagement Deal-Breakers: Fandango’s Story Starter #220
A search of the woman’s desk revealed previously unknown details about her dark past. The private detective hired by her fiancé, Jonathan, to investigate her financial past found that Jillian was in a huge amount of debt, exacerbated by her inability to find a job due to the unexplained shortfalls in receipts at her previous job, where she had... Continue Reading →
Growing Past the Playing Cards All Day Phase
Gemma looked at the cards in her hands as she played bid whist with her friends in the Bridge Club on Fifth Street. There were few events in her life more satisfying than "running a Boston" on her opponents. She lived for each time she and her partner won every hand. She would jump up... Continue Reading →
Learning to Live with the Pain without the Opioids
I am experiencing two types of nerve pain in my spine, cervical and lumbar radiculopathy. I thought I had a problem with my right shoulder, but after seeing a neurosurgeon, I found that it is a vertebra in my neck impinging on a nerve. The doctor prescribed pain pills and Gabapentin. I completed 10 visits... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 