100 Word Challenge: Sport

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ Leave a comment

I'm late... I know. I blame* FIFA World Cup soccer and afternoon semifinal games - England v Croatia - that go into two overtimes. Spoiler: Croatia won its semi, so did France. (I will blame* anything other than my own procrastination/ennui/lack of inspiration.) I haven't been following the tournament to this point. The U.S. Men's … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Sport

100 Word Challenge: Freedom

July 5, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 2 Comments

Wednesday was the Fourth of July, a federal holiday in the U.S. designated to celebrate the country’s independence from England. Banks closed, there was no mail service, many businesses closed (not retailers though, July 4th is one of the busiest shopping days of the year) and nationwide, cooking out was the grand event, second only … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Freedom

100 Word Challenge: Villein

June 27, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 3 Comments

Lately, I’ve been reading a series of mystery novels by Ellis Peters. I like whodunits, but I don’t obsessively try to figure out who actually did it because I want that “didn’t see that coming” reaction when the killer is revealed in the end. What I like about Peters’ novels is that her mysteries are … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Villein

100 Word Challenge: Mule

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 3 Comments

For the past three days I have been at death’s door - not exactly, but I did have the migraine from hell and as a result have felt like shit warmed over - bed-ridden, aspirin-popping, Alka-Seltzer chewing, ginger ale swilling, saltines munching, head-throbbing, stomach roiling sick. I blame some questionable chicken salad. Suffice it to … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Mule

100 Word Challenge: Dark

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 4 Comments

Remember how when you were a kid, you could scare the bejeezus out of yourself, convince yourself that there were monsters under your bed? That kind of don’t-let-your-hands-or-feet-drop-off-the-side-of-the-bed scared? Yeah… I can still do that. I had the weirdest dream last night. Scary in the way that I couldn’t see the “bad guy,” only knew … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Dark

100 Word Challenge: Rain

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 2 Comments

It was an exciting weekend around my house. A week ahead of schedule the first Tropical Storm of the season, Alberto, meandered it’s way into the Gulf of Mexico and came right up my back door. (Hurricane Season officially runs from June 1 to November 30, but early storms are not uncommon.) Truth be told, … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Rain