Holding back the wind Like sand through open fingers An impressive trick
Holding back the wind
Author: Tara R.
I believe all good fiction includes an element of truth, and all good photography includes an element of fantasy. In this journal I hope to give voice to the stories swirling around in my head, and to capture the images I see through my camera’s lens.
100 Word Challenge: Classic
My Mister’s grandmother, his mom’s mom, was a crafter. She did needlepoint, cross-stitch and crochet. When his grandmother died, his mother, knowing I also crocheted, gave me all of her mother’s patterns - stacks of magazines and type-written patterns from the 1930s, 40s and 50s - classic shawls and home decor items considered vintage today. … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Classic
Nightmare Carousel
Her arms and legs were leaden with fatigue, weary from the mundane muck sucking at her feet. It was like treading molasses. If she stopped inching forward, she would drown in her ennui. Life around her was zooming passed at the speed of light but her body refused to catch up, a never-ending nightmare carousel. … Continue reading Nightmare Carousel
New tenants
For the past few years, I’ve had the honor of moderating Two Word Tuesday and The Darkroom for Our Write Side. With the support and participation of our friends there, OWS has enjoyed tremendous growth. To address that, a little restructuring and reformulating has been brewing. Beginning next week, May 1 and 3, Two Word Tuesday … Continue reading New tenants
Deck the walls
There once was a boy named Alec Who hoarded colorful skate decks He’d hang them on his walls Give new meaning to deck the halls His collection was quite prolific
100 Word Challenge: Moving
This time next week, I’ll be sitting in a practically empty house waiting for a furniture truck to show up sometime between 7 a.m. and o'dark:30, so I can accept delivery of a living room suite and a dining room table because my daughter will be at work. My daughter began moving into her own … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Moving
Thin spiral notebook 