100 Word Challenge: Give

March 6, 2019 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

This week is the beginning of Lent Season ~ that 40-day stretch in the Christian calendar distinguished by hundreds of thousands of people depriving themselves of chocolate and alcohol in the month leading up to Easter ~ Wednesday begins a time of fasting from sin and vice. Just as with making a New Year's Resolution, … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Give

100 Word Challenge: Pink

February 27, 2019 ~ Tara R. ~ 11 Comments

We are sneaking into March later this week and I am SO looking forward to warmer, and hopefully less damp, weather. In the region of Florida where I live, late February - early March is considered planting season. I have potted plants that didn’t fare too well over the winter - mostly due to neglect … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Pink

100 Word Challenge: Blank

February 20, 2019February 27, 2019 ~ Tara R. ~ 11 Comments

For the longest time, my writing mojo has been on the fritz. I just couldn’t get my brain to come up with any stories, or at least any that I wanted to pursue. That was until today. I’ve been taking notes while watching documentaries on Netflix. There are a lot of good fictional story ideas … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Blank

100 Word Challenge: “Dear…”

February 13, 2019 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

I’ve been reading Terry Pratchett’s “Going Postal.” The basic premise is that a habitual criminal is plucked from the hangman’s noose by the supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork to serve as the Postmaster of the town’s moribund post office. (This is a stand-alone in the DiscWorld series.) The mail must go through, even though it has … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: “Dear…”

100 Word Challenge (Reboot): Nest

February 6, 2019 ~ Tara R. ~ 9 Comments

It’s the first Wednesday of February so I thought it was high time I resurrected the 100 Word Challenge. I’ve missed it, and going by the response my announcement got on Facebook, a few other people did too. (I’m counting on youse guys, and you know who you are, to back me on of this … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge (Reboot): Nest

100 Word Challenge: Challenge

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

A little update on the knee surgery rehab progress…. I appreciate that this is all uninspiring to some of ya’ll but it’s new to me, so here it is. I met my surgeon Monday for my 6-week post-op follow-up. Prior to my appointment with him, I had also had a session with my physical therapist. … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Challenge