How old would you be

October 5, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ Leave a comment

She was a woman of a certain age, an age where she was told how she speaks, how she dresses, how she conducts herself was unbecoming a woman of her maturity. She felt like a pedestrian pedestrian walking through life head down, stumbling through traffic uninspired. The fortune teller’s sign, unnoticed on other trips downtown, … Continue reading How old would you be

100 Word Challenge: Age

October 4, 2017December 21, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 8 Comments

Today is my birthday… my actually, IRL birthday. I’m 55 and not embarrassed to say it. I don’t feel 55, as if there is a certain way being 55 should feel. I definitely don’t act 55, again if there is a right way for someone 55 to act. It doesn’t matter - I’m going to … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Age

The end is near

October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ Leave a comment

What has gone before: Goodwood Duxford tales... “While you’ve been here with Grace, the ladies and I have been over at The Magpie,” said Lilith, a newly-deceased resident of Gramberly Cemetery and best friend of Goodwood “Goody” Duxford, cemetery caretaker. “Patsy has quite the library of paranormal reference books.” Goody, Lilith, Frankie (Goody’s girlfriend), Grace (another … Continue reading The end is near

A little more string

September 28, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

"You will find truth more quickly through delight than gravity. Let out a little more string on your kite." ~ Alan Cohen

Medicine Show

September 28, 2017April 30, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 2 Comments

You could read the sign on the side of Dr. Randall’s medicine wagon from a half-mile away. He’d roll into town every couple of months to put on a show. It was a cross between a tent revival meeting and a wandering minstrel faire. Granny used to say all Randall sold was snake oil and … Continue reading Medicine Show