Today I'm guesting for Cameron over at her place, joining in a Story Circle with Marian and Lance. Come check out "Dance with the Devil: Part 3."
I’d do it again
It was raining. Not a drenching downpour, more of an annoying, unrelenting shower. The parking lot was full, but I was lucky enough to find an empty spot in front of the Radio Shack, next door to the Food Mart. I sat in my car for a while, rummaging through my coupons and hoping for … Continue reading I’d do it again
Final flight
Climbing the rock face, shards of slate dislodging and tumbling to the earth, all I feel is numb. My fingertips search for crimps as I ascend. Their urns, wrapped inside my pack, thump against my back urging me upward. They say I'm brave for returning to the scene, wanting to scatter their ashes from the … Continue reading Final flight
Take-out rice pudding
When I was growing up, my mother was a pro at re-purposing leftovers. Extra meatloaf became sandwiches (still a favorite), cold mashed potatoes and cracker crumbs made potato cakes the next day, excess pie crust was turned into cinnamon rolls... and of course, when there was leftover rice, it was made into rice pudding. In … Continue reading Take-out rice pudding
Dried up and brittle
Cicadas buzzed around her head, her feeble arms and gnarled hands unable to rise high enough to shoo them away. Pistol, younger than his sister by only 10 months, had the vital chore of waving a thin cardboard fan from Heston's Funeral Home to keep the pests at bay. His shock of ginger hair stood … Continue reading Dried up and brittle
Off track
I've been whining lately that I'm running out of places to go on my photo hikes. I've done beaches, I've done the local state parks, I've found out-of-the-way trails that aren't on any maps. What could I do to mix things up? I was getting tired of taking the same photos over and over, changing … Continue reading Off track
Thin spiral notebook 