Late again. I can’t believe it; well, maybe I can. Leaving 5 minutes earlier really means only leaving 5 minutes late. Really. Unless I plan to arrive a half hour early, I usually end up arriving a half hour late. Sounds weird, but if I’m not planning ahead, I’ll, for sure, be late. But to arrive without flowers? That’s unacceptable. Since I didn’t plan ahead, … Continue reading Really.
Free Precariously perched on the ledge she found the freedom she desired. Free from the oppressive taunting she normally endured on the ground, she breathed deeply for the first time in perhaps her whole life. Like a vise being unwound, she found herself free from the shackles of other people’s expectations; finally free to have a moment of space, a moment of solace, from the … Continue reading Free
Photo by Roman Logov Their Kind Out of the desolate savannah rose a monolith of steel amongst a city of concrete. My heart sank as I saw it; though I’d been warned it was there, I still couldn’t believe my eyes. The rate at which this anomaly grew since the last time I’d been there was disturbing. These creatures, calling themselves Who-mans, had become a … Continue reading Their Kind
Photo by Ivana Cajina Forward Leaves There is so much exquisite beauty in this world. It rises with the sun, it sets with the moon, and all manner of exquisite intricacy lays before me. In the wide-open spaces of the sea, in the distant fields of my youth, in the mountains of my premature middle-agedness, in the richness of the jungle which will be my … Continue reading Forward Leaves
Holiday Cheer Bringing on the Holiday Cheer It’s something we do year after year Our expectations are high As we try to fulfill delights Parties to attend We decide to depend Instead on ourselves And not little elves To join together as family Enjoy all our abnormalities As we remember this season He is the reason We fill our gullets with food And dine in … Continue reading Holiday Cheer
Photo by Brooke Lark Thank you for joining our awesome writing community who challenges themselves weekly as we weave together our 100 words! What 100 words would you give this image? Interested in joining us? Check out the guidelines below and ping back to be included in the Writing Wind-up! Let the writing begin! How to participate? A few guidelines as we begin…. Simply check … Continue reading 100 Word Wednesday: Week 50
Photo by John Luke Laube First Class Peering out the window, I overheard the flight attendant ask the man sitting next to me, “Sir? Sir?” As I turned my face towards him, his head fell over onto mine. Cold, lifeless, his tongue lolled out rougishly. The flight attendant froze. Though I’m sure he’d been coached on what to do when they lost a passenger mid-flight, … Continue reading First Class
I am fed up with the {good?} ‘old boys club’ of not only Corporate America, but American {and Global} politics. The #MeToo Movement is one that only keeps growing: women finding their voices, being heard, telling their stories, and making a difference for all the girls and women around them. With that thought, I was swayed in the last election to do something I’ve never … Continue reading Dear Washington State Democrats
Photo by Bogdan Dada Locked Inside Locks on faded blue belie Memories so sweet My dear I have been absent for far too long, my Three Line Tales writing friends ❤ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I linked up — why not take a whirl, it could be fun for you too! From Sonya, Week 97 Three Line Tales, Guidelines: “Check the TLT page for the full guidelines, but here’s … Continue reading Locked Inside
Image Credit: Mert Guller “He wasn’t in it for the caffeine fix?” “Nah, man; he’s in it for the sugar.” “The sugar?” “Oh yeah, man. The sugar. That shit gets a grip of a fella and don’ let go. It be all like, taking over. Once you get a taste of it, daaaamn……” “So what you’re saying is the rat,” “Mouse.” “Mouse?” “Mouse.” “So what … Continue reading Beware the Sugar Cravings
