Bend to the wind

November 13, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

I’ve weathered maelstroms and hurricanes, earthquakes and dust devils. I’ve been adrift in a violent sea, spinning unanchored in a relentless vortex. The unfathomable waters infested with sea creatures born of nightmares and fear. I’ve been without a guiding light, without a life jacket. I’ve been lost and far from shelter. But I survived… I … Continue reading Bend to the wind

Gone fishin’

November 12, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 13 Comments

The teenagers took a break from their digging. Using the old shovels they took from their grandpa’s tool shed as levers, they climbed out of the waist-deep hole. They tossed the shovels across mounds of loose dirt, then found shade under a spreading oak. Sprawling out on the soft grass, Joss pulled his dusty T-shirt … Continue reading Gone fishin’

Into the woods

November 11, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 24 Comments

Standing at the entrance to the forest, hands clasped, fingers intertwined, they both look straight ahead trying to see through the canopy to the other side. He feels her heat radiating against his arm, and she wills her heart to beat in rhythm with his. Across the threshold lies their freedom, all they need do … Continue reading Into the woods

The Truman Show

November 10, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 14 Comments

This weekend, I invited a friend to join me on a drive out to Seaside. For movie trivia buffs, Seaside is the actual cottage community in Northwest Gulf Coast Florida where "The Truman Show" was filmed. It really does look like a movie backdrop. Our intention was to hike around Grayton Beach, then check out … Continue reading The Truman Show

The habit of dreaming

November 9, 2013 ~ Tara R. ~ 15 Comments

I'm the kid who has this habit of dreaming Sometimes gets me in trouble too But the truth is I could no more stop dreaming Than I could make them all come true ~ "The Kid," lyrics by David Wilcox Every Saturday, it is my habit to go on a solitary photo hike. This weekly … Continue reading The habit of dreaming

Closeted

November 8, 2013November 8, 2013 ~ Tara R. ~ 15 Comments

Standing naked before man, stripped of my uncertainty and fear, declaring openly my devotion to you, only then will I be a righteous believer - when my faith is more precious than my life. NaBloPoMo 8/30