100 Word Challenge: Wish

August 23, 2017August 30, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

I wish for tolerance and understanding I wish for order over chaos I wish for wisdom and knowledge I wish for compassion I wish for acceptance I wish for peace I wish for love and friendship I wish for health and happiness I wish for all these things for you... Star light, star bright First … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Wish

Writing is on the web

May 28, 2015May 29, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

Itsy was in trouble… again. Sitting in the academy headmaster’s outer office, she kept dodging the disapproving glare of Miss Muffet. Rumor had it that the old crone had been a fixture of the private school since the reign of Old King Cole. Shifting on the tattered tuffet, Itsy was sure that the uncomfortable seating … Continue reading Writing is on the web

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod

September 27, 2013September 27, 2013 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

Sandman bags weigh heavy on my lids, as they slowly droop closed. Airy dreams fill my head with beautiful wishes. The imbalance rocks my wooden shoe, throwing me overboard into a crystal river. Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe--- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea … Continue reading Wynken, Blynken, and Nod

Sweet dream kisses

August 23, 2013January 17, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 33 Comments

Drift away on a sailboat of wishes, O’er a stardust sea. Silver moon lights the way To a land of sweet dream kisses. Close your eyes, count to three. Tomorrow we shall play.

Itsy bitsy spider

February 17, 2012January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 21 Comments

Damn! It’s friggin’ rainin’ again, That stoopid Super never did fix that leakin’ drain. My web’s destroyed and the whole place is gonna flood. Now, I’mma hafta shovel out all this stinkin’ mud. The Trifextra prompt this weekend was to rewrite a famous story, poem, book, or fable in just 33 words.