I loved seeing other girls brave the swings at the playgrounds of my youth, but out of fear, I stayed on the ground. Josie wasn't scared of the swings. She loved getting on the things. Higher in the air she flew, How high to go, nobody knew. Oh, the exhilaration they would bring! Written for... Continue Reading →
Pay It Forward as a Way to Say Thank You
Someone had been leaving fresh flowers every day on his wife’s grave, and Roger was determined to find out who and why. It wasn’t that he didn’t recognize that others had loved her, but he needed to understand what this daily homage meant. Had his wife taken a lover, and he was too busy working to... Continue Reading →
If It Takes More Than Five Hours, Let’s Fly!
Daily writing promptYou’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? View all responses I used to love long car trips with my husband. In my childhood, we never had a car, but my best friend did in high school. I enjoyed gassing up her dad’s light blue 1964 Impala and driving... Continue Reading →
Boy, Was She Mad as a Hornet!
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 →
Still Life in These Bags of Bones: Planning a Travel Adventure Kick Starts the Anticipation
European Vacation, 2024 I am the travel planner for my husband and me. Over the years, I have learned how to look for bargains, what we need in an Airbnb, and what the best days are to start and end a trip. I do all of the administrative work, and my husband pays for it,... Continue Reading →
Saying Goodbye to A Daily Routine is Hard, But Retirement Has Its Perks
Daily writing promptDescribe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to.View all responses The last day of teaching at the college was one of pure ambivalence. I was ready to leave the workplace, but I didn't want to lose my sense of purpose. I worked for twenty-three years at the telephone company,... 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 →
No One Should Ever Be Called Stupid!
Daily writing promptIf you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?View all responses It's tough enough to be at the mercy of adults, to have to answer to people who often don't know what they are doing. But to try your best and be called names is soul-defeating... Continue Reading →
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