Tiny Stories: Naiara And The Missing Piece
The Universe expanded just wide enough to allow worlds to form. And those worlds were meant to spawn beings. And those beings were… Tiny Stories: Naiara And The Missing Piece
The Universe expanded just wide enough to allow worlds to form. And those worlds were meant to spawn beings. And those beings were… Tiny Stories: Naiara And The Missing Piece
Photo by Anas Jawed on Pexels.com We kept telling ourselves that she wasn’t gone, just away from us long enough for it to hurt. Sydney busied herself with phone calls, contacting everyone Charlotte knew, pressing them for details they didn’t have. Louisa brewed one pot of coffee after another so our caffeine levels never dropped.… Read More One More Time
Another Way for week of November 12, 2021 Lessons in Generosity Would you give up much of your free time to help a woman who can no longer do errands like groceries and other shopping, or take care of things in her own home because of complications with dialysis? Lucinda is a writer friend who… Read More Lessons in Generosity
Photo by Natalie on Pexels.com Charlene called me, I called Allie, and she called Habiba who called Dominique. We sat up sleepily in our beds, stood in our kitchens with our backs to hungry children, slipped out of midday board meetings where speakers droned on about quarterly sales, slowed our steps around a clay track… Read More A Celebration
The air was especially chilly after the unusual warm October days that had just transpired. There was just over one week until Halloween. Billy B. had awoken early on the rainy and cold Saturday in anticipation of the coming holiday week. Chet and he were going to go over to Billy B.’s cousin’s house and… Read More Through The Mirror
Walking along the streets yesterday, I realize that I’d picked the wrong time of day for a constitutional. It was dinner preparation time. Smells from people’s cooking clouded the air. I swear that I smelled a grilled steak with garlic bread and onions. And here I am, eating nothing but apples. Stickers on fruit exasperate… Read More Day Two of the Apple Diet
“The Mob within the Heart” by Emily Dickinson The mob within the heart Police cannot suppress The riot given at the first Is authorized as peace Uncertified of scene Or signified of sound But growing like a hurricane In a congenial ground. Police cannot suppress | Emily Dickinson
Here’s a bit of good stuff. An old friend of mine, a retired preacher, is forging garden tools out of guns. https://captimes.com/news/forge-peace-retired-madison-pastor-hammers-guns-into-garden-tools/article_f01cc4df-59b2-5b5a-8e76-a2cca769ce43.html When he was working, he organized a huge garden on the property and invited low income kids to come and work it through the summer. In exchange, they got fresh vegetables. It still… Read More Guns into Garden Tools
‘Growing up is a beast.’ Turning Red is a 2022 American animated fantasy comedy film about a teenage girl who turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets excited. Directed by Domee Shi, making her feature directorial debut, from a screenplay co-written with Julia Cho. Produced by Lindsey Collins. Executive produced by Pete Docter… Read More TURNING RED (2022) Preview of animated fantasy comedy