Daily writing promptWhat are your biggest challenges?View all responses As 2024 enters, I am already dreading the election commercials and the ugliness of politics in an election year. Since 2020, it seems that the United States has been the epicenter of Hate, as state representatives redraw voting maps that dilute or reduce the power of... Continue Reading →
I Still Squeal When I See a Corvette
Daily writing promptWhat is your all time favorite automobile?View all responses I nearly made Douglas have a wreck, screaming, "Vette! Vette!" Every time I see one, I go nuts! I have wanted one for years, but before, at 4 feet and 11 and three-fourths inches, I couldn't reach the accelerator and brake on the yellow... Continue Reading →
It Seems I Need More Fun in My Life!
Daily writing promptWhat was the last thing you did for play or fun?View all responses This question hit me like a ton of bricks falling on me. I couldn't remember the last thing I did for fun or play! How is that possibel. I used to finding a reason to smile or laugh and just... Continue Reading →
Uncles Make the Best Fathers
Daily writing promptDescribe a man who has positively impacted your life.View all responses We called him Uncle Red, and I never learned why he had that nickname. He was the only one of my father's siblings that did not drink alcohol. He worked at the train depot behind where we lived with his sister, our... Continue Reading →
A Chocolate Museum and Factory: Fun for the Mouth and the Soul
Valor Chocolate Museum, Villajoyosa, Spain, 2018 Daily writing promptDo you have a favorite place you have visited? Where is it?View all responses We went to Alicante, Spain, in 2018. One of the places to explore nearby was the Valor Chocolate Museum and Factory in Villajoyosa, Spain. We knew we were in the right place because... Continue Reading →
I Am the Queen of Imaginary Problems
Daily writing promptWhat is one thing you would change about yourself?View all responses I am working to change the tendency to see a problem before it happens. Most of the time, what I fear never materializes. For example, when I walk into a store, I worry that people will think that, as a black person,... Continue Reading →
Don’t Ask Me to Give Up My Bacon!
I have tried to give up meat a few times, especially as some of our kids are vegan or vegetarians, and they recommend it. But it doesn't seem like it's a meal without meat. I tried the Burger King Impossible Burger to reduce my meat intake, but it was like eating wood to me! I... Continue Reading →
Dresses and Suits to Church on Sundays are My Favorites to Wear
I grew up in a time when you put on your best clothes to go to church. There were everyday clothes and your Sunday best. Because I worked in a job requiring me to wear jeans and shirts, I loved dressing up on Sundays. I didn't wear makeup, as we were required to scale ladders... Continue Reading →
The Woman Who Finds a Good Husband Finds a Treasure
The words of Proverbs 18:22 state, "The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the LORD." Not to add to the scriptures, but I believe it matters whether the mate you find is good, as Proverbs 21:9 declares that it is better to live on the corner of a... Continue Reading →
I Tried to Be Cool, But it was the Highlander!
In the late 1990s, I loved the show Highlander, with Adrian Paul as the Highlander. I had every episode of the show. When I learned that he was to be at a conference in Los Angeles dedicated to the show, I made reservations on the spot to travel from Atlanta to Anaheim to see my... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 