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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

Found: one raft

inflatable boat
August 1, 2015February 14, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ Leave a comment

To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” ~ Elliott Erwitt Found: a one-man inflatable raft abandoned in the woods near Shirk's Bayou pedestrian bridge. … Continue reading Found: one raft

Up on the roof

clay pigeons roof tiles
June 28, 2015July 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 4 Comments

The voices in my head are like little birds perched on the roof eaves, warbling discordant melodies. The chittering in my brain is incessant The nonsense pouring out ricochets around the attic rafters, rolling off the shingles through the gaping mouths of gargoyles as so much gurgling noise. Undamnedable, the cascade of words flood over … Continue reading Up on the roof

Worth 1,003 words

July 12, 2013January 8, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 42 Comments

Images inspire words

A lunch of Nutella and iced Nescafé

May 9, 2013January 17, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 14 Comments

Her life was boringly predictable, settled into a routine so mundane she knew, down to the minute, how it would play out. At 4:30 a.m. her mini Lab wakes her. Standing at the edge of her bed, nudging her with a wet nose and amorous dog kisses, licking her arm until she gets up. Padding … Continue reading A lunch of Nutella and iced Nescafé

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