Daily writing promptHow often do you walk or run?View all responses My husband and I walk five days a week between using the treadmill at home or at the gym and walking outside on the Silver Comet Trail. For me, walking is how to remain healthy in my 70s. I would much rather walk in... Continue Reading →
13 is My Lucky Number: Fandango’s Story Starter
Some people say the number 13 is unlucky, but to me, it’s not unlucky at all. It was the magic number for me all of my life. I was born on November 13, a grand day for my parents. I received a proposal letter from my beau on February 13. We were married on June... Continue Reading →
Ode to Libraries: Still Needed
The new library building is breathtaking. I can just visualize the books that are inside. Worldwide knowledge abounds in tomes, And much learning from them is implied. The suspense of which book you check out. So many books that you can't even enumerate. Speaking to others is routinely not encouraged, So, voices are lowered as... Continue Reading →
Remembering When We Were Young and Carefree
Image Credit: Mick Haupt@ Unsplash It may seem unusual to place two bikes in a tree, But it's our way of remembering when we were carefree. We went on long trips for days and weeks on end. Oh, how we would like to do those tours again! It mattered not the route or even how... Continue Reading →
Being Mediocre Isn’t Really Living!
Daily writing promptWhat personality trait in people raises a red flag with you?View all responses I have a serious problem with people who just do enough to get be, whether on a job, in college, or at home. Being mediocre means not even trying to do the best you can, which I always thought was... Continue Reading →
Kindness Don’t Cost You Anything
Paris, France, May 2023 Treat others kindly! Your meanness makes me trip out! Be the best person! Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Trip and Out.
Thank You for Your Service: Story Starter
Bella barked furiously, as simultaneously, a knock rapped at the front door, and a text came on my phone from the Army. Rising to answer the door, I read the text informing me that seventy-eight years after serving my country in World War Two as a member of one of the Negroes-only platoons, I was... Continue Reading →
Nature is Good for Our Health
James had a peculiar feeling to venture outside. But he had so much work to do! Yet, he would find no peace until he obeyed. As he walked toward the beauty of the lake, his body relaxed anew, and his muscles unknotted. He realized that being in nature was germane to his good health, physical... Continue Reading →
You Can’t Beat A Good Book in Your Hands!
Daily writing promptHow do you relax?View all responses As much as I like my Kindle, when I have had a stressful day or week, there is no substitute for relaxing the mind by picking up a good book and escaping into another place and other people's lives. Since I was is child, I have found... Continue Reading →
I Took Back My Power A Long Time Ago
Daily writing promptAre you holding a grudge? About?View all responses For years, I held a grudge against the guy who, after a brutal beating, put me in the hospital for seven days when I was 16 years old. I wished all manner of evil on him. I couldn't get past the fear of men instilled... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 