She was an artist. She was a mother, a daughter, a wife, a teacher…but what I remember most about her was that she was an artist. She loved to paint and as I sat beside her, I found myself watching her more than the canvas she was bringing to life with her brush strokes. With… Read More Misplaced Artist
The nightmare took over. It came to me night after night, tiptoeing into my peaceful sleep and curling up beside me like a longtime lover. Quietly climbing into my bed, slowly inching over my body, not near enough to touch, but close enough to hover over my warm skin, its breath upon me. Beginning with… Read More Goodbye Nightmare Lover!
He called the other day. He doesn’t have a phone or at least not one from which he can make long distance calls. The Assisted Living Facility frowns upon that, and I guess it makes sense, but I can’t help but wonder then how all those people living away from family members reach out to… Read More Blue Circle Days – You Can’t Schedule Mental Illness
I watch them from the sidelines as they stand side by side on the edge of the field. Every so often they turn and high five each other, throw an arm over a teammate/friend’s shoulder. With the short attention span of little boys, a couple of them roughhouse with those standing closest to them until… Read More Boys To Men: A Glimpse Of The Future
Her stockinged feet scurried over the linoleum floor into the kitchen to double check the stovetop knobs were all turned to the off position. She carefully carried the empty glass milk containers out of the kitchen, through the living room, and set them down on the floor beside her feet. As was customary at this time… Read More Are You Leaving The Porch Light On?
I am honored to have my piece, “I slept with him for years for fear of being alone” featured on the Erma Bombeck website today. Please check it out and share away! Hope your weekend is filled with love and laughter wherever you may be!
Little Miss Wordy is being featured in BlogHer’s Family section today. Please take a moment to head over and share the post, leave a comment, or just show me some love! Here’s the link: Granting My Kids’ Wishes One Dandelion At A Time Thank you all and I hope you enjoy your Tuesday!
I was startled awake to my entire world shaking. Living at the top of a high-rise, I felt like a bird being rattled out of its nest by a being greater than itself. The wrought iron panel that normally leans against my wall, was rattling and falling forward. The hanging lamps across the room did… Read More You Shook Me All Night Long…At A 6.4 Magnitude!
“Lord, give me strength.” She pulled up to the house in the dark of night, cut off the engine, and leaned her head back against the seat. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. And so began her nightly ritual as she arrived home from her second job each night. She reached… Read More Christmas – Paid in Full
Once upon a time there was a little elf named Olivia. Not surprisingly, Olivia the Elf loved Christmas. One year, Santa sent her a magical little elf which she named Melfy. Melfy had a great run for approximately two years before he mysteriously disappeared. Unbeknownst to Olivia, her parents ordered up a new elf and… Read More Elf On The Shelf’s Costly Christmas Caper
