My journal of big words and pretty pictures
“I’ll call when I get back in town.” The tinny timbre of her voice amplified the distance between them. “The conference ends today, but my flight home puts me back at Hartsfield around 3 a.m. tomorrow.” “I can meet you, that way you won’t need a taxi.” He hoped he didn’t sound too needy. “Don’t … Continue reading Flying lessons
"It was only a duck pond, at the back of the farm." Standing in the middle of the packed-dirt lane, his demeanor said more than his words. If he made that benign assertion often enough, people would believe him, or he would believe it too. Old folks, like Miz Rose, swore there was a prehistoric … Continue reading Duck pond
Shiny bits of sea glass, forged by lightning, tumble with shards of ivory shell, pink and orange, teal and azure. Thumb-sized agate, amber and gold stripes worn smooth by wind and rain, are added to the mix together with polished fragments of brown pine cone and bright crimson magnolia berries. A cache of collected memories, … Continue reading Kaleidoscope eyes
I watched my mother puttering around her kitchen, only half listening to her stream of consciousness babble. "... that Simpson boy down the street? At bunko last night, his mother told me that he got his teeth grilled." I perked up like a dog hearing a silent command whistle. There was a grammar gaffe floating … Continue reading All up in her grill
I'm attempting to respond to these writing prompt challenges a bit differently this week. Each 100 Word section uses one or both of the prompts. They are stand alone pages, but are also parts of a larger story. Please look for the "Pages" links at the bottom of the post. Sweet temptation, dangling like a … Continue reading Bad apple
We all have, or should have, an inner child. That small voice inside us that helps us remember how it was to be innocent, and filled with hope and wonder. Sometimes I forget to nurture that child, just as I would my outer children. These are a few truths I want my inner child to … Continue reading Inner child dialogues
Thin spiral notebook 