Archive for April, 2011
Angel Steps | Not Down And Out | Memoir
In this response to the Not Down And Out prompt for memoir submitted by guest poster, Sunny, I tell a story of an angel’s reward… My mom had given up her seven long years of fighting against cancer. She was done with treating it and had made peace with her God. [Read More]
Graduation | Memoir Prompt
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The old saying is: “graduation is not an end but a beginning”. My daughter is graduating high school in about a month. We’re dealing with prom, Grad Bash, end of the year award programs, graduation announcements, relatives traveling to the festivities and [Read More]
Amarách
This short fiction piece is an alternative history/alternative present story I wrote as a birthday gift for someone very dear to me. Happy Bearthday, Petunia! What a glorious day, she thought as she stopped on her porch long enough to look out over the city. The same sun [Read More]
Hope | Memoir
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Standing behind the register, smile duly painted on my mouth, greeting and making small talk with the customers — that’s my job. This couple is buying a pair of Merrells, a six pack of athletic socks and a dozen golf balls. I remember what it was like to be able [Read More]
Lost In A Hot Tub
Happy Birthday, @jkewell! Kacy is one of my closest Twitter friends, so I wrote this flash fiction piece as my gift to her… Lost, floating, bobbing, and bouncing- off of elbows, knees, and… what the heck was THAT? He wanted to cry out, “I want my mommy!” But all [Read More]
Out of a Job, But Not Down and Out
Friday night my boyfriend, Chris, came home with good news. The official letter was signed, sealed, and delivered; his job is finally permanent. No longer is he a probationary employee. After a period of two years of unemployment, the letter confirming his status might [Read More]
Not Down and Out | Memoir Prompt
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This week’s memoir prompt is courtesy of Sunny from the blog Sunny Sings the Blues. I am going to paraphrase and add some ideas here and then post her own answer to this prompt in a separate post (this is a must read). (I’m cheating a bit since I’ve [Read More]
A Lover Waits…
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A Lover Waits… A lover waits beside an open door For passion to come, ecstasy and more Another walks toward and holds the key To bliss and joy if it’s meant to be Lips meet as two lovers touch Neither knew that they could feel so much Gently yet the passion rises [Read More]
A Small Definition | Memoir Response | Travel Destinations II
Life is all about being part of the stream, not standing in it, at least that is the definition I found while at Atlantic Beach one year. Here is my response to the memoir prompt, Travel Destinations, Pat II… How we react during the aftermath of a bad decision will [Read More]
Let’s Have Fun Writing | Sentenced To Life
Over the next few editions of Let’s Have Fun Writing, we are going to discuss life sentences. More to the point, putting life in our sentences- giving them punch, vigor, and importance. All throughout this series, we have talked about words—nouns, verbs, object, [Read More]
Travel Destinations | Part II | Memoir Prompt
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Following up last weeks memoir prompt is this week’s “Part II”. We have arrived and you have introduced us to your destination — the reasons it holds a place in your memory. This week give us a specific memory, a story from that destination. It may [Read More]
The Muse…..
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The Muse….. His life was charmed as he looked to his muse The one who gave him his directional ruse She gave him life through her poetry and song Each verse, melody, and rhyme keeping him strong Through times of heartbreak and times of joy His soul soared with with [Read More]
Revisited | Memoir | Travel Destination
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It’s the same feeling I used to get; staring down the main drag of town. The buildings are still standing at attention on either side of the street, their windows decked out invitingly to passersby in attempt to persuade you to patronize their establishment. The aromas [Read More]
Home Is Where the Beach Is | Memoir | Travel Destination
This memoir response for, Travel Destinations, takes me for a long drive to the coastal region of North Carolina. Come on along and enjoy the spectacular spot I would love to call home- Atlantic Beach… I can get there in about 14 hours by car and I wouldn’t want to [Read More]
Travel Destinations | Memoir Prompt
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For some reason, spring brings along with it a longing for adventure. After being cooped up all winter we want to get out and do something – Alex’s answer to last week’s memoir prompt is evidence of that. So, this week let’s write about travel [Read More]
My Annual Rebirth | Memoir Spring
Seems like I am reborn every year, although the process is exhausting, it is worth every frozen knuckle. This is my response to the memoir prompt, Feeling Spring… Yes. In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and [Read More]
Let’s Have Fun Writing | Those Slutty Adverbs
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In the past few weeks, we have discussed the Hemen class words, Nouns and Verbs- Now it’s time for the wimpy class… Editor’s stab them. Good writers rip them out like they were malignant tumors. And why not? Adverbs dirty up prose and other writing, just by [Read More]
