I ordered new glasses this week with the hopes of getting them by the first of next week. My eyesight, to be generous, is terrible. If I’m not wearing corrective lenses for my nearsightedness, I can’t recognize my own reflection. I could never drive or cook, nor walk around inside my home, without getting lost, … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Eyes
Author: Tara R.
Life is golden
A trick of the eye An ocean of liquid gold Glowing ambience
Out of sight
“You can’t even see the end of it,” Kai pleaded with Talia. “How do you even know something’s out there?” “The only way really is to just go,” Talia hefted her rucksack over one shoulder. She packed food, water, spare clothes, and a blanket. “There is no record of anyone returning after attempting a crossing,” … Continue reading Out of sight
100 Word Challenge: Record
I’ve had the notebooks for a while, but this week I’ve attempted to begin Bullet Journaling. Though it’s been around for years, it seems to have a newfound following if you look at Pinterest, and social media. I like the idea of using bullet points to keep notes. Lists work for me. If I write … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Record
Swept away
Thin, towering hardwoods, heavy Spanish moss draping the canopy, and thorny vines woven between the limbs and trunks, acted as a curtain, shrouding the glade where the old house sat. Trudging down what was once the driveway, but now was thick with tall grass, Vance searched for anything familiar and failing miserably. He whistled a … Continue reading Swept away
Sail into the wylde
If anyone were on the beach they would not have seen it, for Cyril’s sailboat was a negligible spot on the horizon. They couldn't see him, but he could see the shore, the first land he’d sighted in nearly two months. He adjusted his sail, aim the bow towards land, hoping he had reached the … Continue reading Sail into the wylde





