My journal of big words and pretty pictures
What has come before... Sabine, still shaken, sipped bitter valerian tea. “The Elders’ll never listen to you,” Sadella, her twin sister, said. “Bernd is senior to you, and they won’t even let him in the council room.” “I have to try,” Sabine said. “The devils are getting bolder.” “Only you’ve seen them,” Sadella said, trying … Continue reading Tea and intrigue
The story continues... One by one, the swirling dust devils gathered at the base of Cedar Knoll, the drove’s path through the fall grass of Harper’s Field a twisting labyrinth. They waited, gathering dry leaves and pine needles into their vortex, darkening their malevolent features. An angry chittering built to a threatening crescendo, startling a … Continue reading Dust devils
To be born anew Eager anticipation Ready to greet the world
There are life’s little milestones that everyone looks forward to - a baby’s first word or step, starting school, graduating school, your first job, your first love, marriage, babies and the first time you have the satisfaction of using your senior discount. I’ve never gotten too worked up over age. It’s a number. In my … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Senior
It’s going to be an awkward talk. Why couldn’t he just abstain, that’d make it so much easier. I know today’s attitudes toward sex aren’t the same as back in my day, but the consequences are the same, and maybe even worse. If he won’t listen to my admonishments to wait, he better use protection … Continue reading Birds and bees
There are eight warm-blooded creatures living in my home, and only three of them are human. That’s right, I have five pets - two dogs and three cats - and I treat each of them like they are my kids. I praise them, scold them, am sarcastic with them, joke with them, and have simple, … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Talk
Thin spiral notebook 